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Street closure in Nipawin for water line repairs on Thursday
Water line repairs in the town of Nipawin will lead to the closure of a section of Railway Avenue.Repairs are scheduled to get underway at 5 a.m. on Thursday on the 100 block of Railway Ave. W. after ...
Sep 01, 2020

Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82
VANCOUVER - Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at the age of 82. Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman says as a judicial leader, Finch was strong, steady a...
Sep 01, 2020

Miranda Lambert leads CMA noms, Luke Combs' streak continues
NASHVILLE - Country star Miranda Lambert turns her "Wildcard" into an ace as she's the leading nominee at the 2020 Country Music Association Awards, including her first entertainer of the year nominat...
Sep 01, 2020

Music world to conductor Seiji Ozawa: Happy 85th birthday
BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra is asking the music world to help it celebrate former conductor Seiji Ozawa's 85th birthday Tuesday. The orchestra is encouraging fans to honour his birthday on ...
Sep 01, 2020

Tisdale man arrested after incident involving replica firearm
A 31-year-old Tisdale man has been charged after a firearm complaint over the weekend.Tisdale RCMP responded to a residence at around 1 a.m. on August 29 where a man allegedly pointed a firearm at nei...
Sep 01, 2020

Deceased former principal secretary of N.B. vice-regal office embezzled funds: RCMP
FREDERICTON - A senior civil servant who had control of the former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor's finances is accused of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds ...
Sep 01, 2020

Roglic displays strength on Tour's 1st mountain stage
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France - After just four stages at the Tour de France, the balance of power is already clearer: Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team are looking like the ones to beat. Roglic, the...
Sep 01, 2020

Province records three new COVID-19 cases, six more recoveries
The province has recorded three new cases of COVID-19 and six more recoveries. The total amount of reported cases is now at 1,622. The new cases are in the North Central (one) and Saskatoon (one) zone...
Sep 01, 2020

Police calls for domestic violence, mental crises rise during pandemic
OTTAWA - New data from some of Canada's biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a sharp uptick in calls to police for domestic vio...
Sep 01, 2020

Kadeisha Buchanan, Alphonso Davies named Canada Soccer's players of the month
TORONTO - Kadeisha Buchanan and Alphonso Davies, who each lifted the Champions League trophy in August, have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month. Buchanan claimed her fourth Euro...
Sep 01, 2020