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Quill Lake area residents told to prepare for gas flare
Residents of the Quill Lake area need not worry if they see a large red flame east of the community starting tomorrow.SaskEnergy is conducting a series of controlled natural gas flares along Highway 5...
Sep 28, 2020

Opposition leaders in the House and DND shopping: In The News for Sept. 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 28. What we are watching in Canada ... O...
Sep 28, 2020

COVID-19 cases surge in Ontario, Quebec warns of alarming situation in some cities
Canada's most populous province is reporting a surge in new cases of COVID-19 today, nearly half of them in Toronto. Ontario reported 700 new cases of the novel coronavirus - 344 in Toronto,...
Sep 28, 2020

Plumbers found human flesh in the accused's pipes, Ontario murder trial hears
OSHAWA, Ont. - The double-murder trial of an Oshawa, Ont., man is hearing gruesome details of what the prosecution alleges were the accused's attempt to get rid of the body of one of the tee...
Sep 28, 2020

Trudeau urges largest countries in the world to support UN biodiversity plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries with the largest land mass to do more to protect the biodiversity of their land and water. Trudeau made that call today at a special sess...
Sep 28, 2020

Bubble won't be back for full 2020-21 NHL season
EDMONTON - The 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble feel like six months to Barclay Goodrow."It's tough," the Tampa Bay Lightning forward said. "It's been a grind."It's a grind he and players won't...
Sep 28, 2020

Watch for Wildlife
Have you spotted wildlife and not been sure whether to be scared or excited?Movement by wildlife, including moose, increases in the fall during their rutting season. Remember, urban areas are built al...
Sep 28, 2020

Families sue Ontario sperm bank, allege they were misled on donor background
Seven Canadian families are suing an Ontario sperm bank, alleging they were misled about their donor's background, including a potentially debilitating genetic condition. The families - who've la...
Sep 28, 2020

Milan fashion gives small opening to Black Lives Matter
MILAN - When asked why there aren't more people of colour in the Italian fashion industry, officials have cited a lack of candidates in homogeneous Italy. Five African-born designers in Italy want to ...
Sep 28, 2020

Jury finds white nationalist guilty of rape threat
A federal jury on Monday found a self-proclaimed white nationalist who rose to prominence during a deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, guilty of threatening to rape the wife of a man who w...
Sep 28, 2020