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'It's been a great place to work': Markland retiring after 37 years with Melfort Public Library
After 37 years, the Melfort Public Library's Head Librarian is retiring.Penny Markland has spent the last 17 years as Head Librarian and said now was the right time to leave."I still love the job a lo...
May 27, 2021
Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for US$3.75 million, smashing record
DALLAS - An American auction company says it has shattered its own record on the sale of a Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Heritage Auctions says it has sold a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card to an ano...
May 27, 2021
118 new cases and six deaths reported in province today
The provincial government reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 and 216 recoveries in Saskatchewan today, bringing the provincial total to 46,163 cases; 44,031 recoveries and 1,442 cases are considered a...
May 27, 2021
World body says Canadian beef officially poses 'negligible risk' for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON - An international animal-health watchdog has officially declared Canadian beef as posing "negligible risk" for mad cow disease. The designation, which is the most preferred category, was a...
May 27, 2021
NDP team up with Liberals, promising to get its net-zero climate bill into the Senate
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are ensuring the survival of a key piece of Liberal legislation aimed at keeping Canada accountable to its target of achieving net-zero carbon-related emissions by mid-c...
May 27, 2021
Blue Jays select right-hander Alek Manoah to roster ahead of start in New York
NEW YORK - The Toronto Blue Jays selected pitcher Alek Manoah to the active roster ahead of his start against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. Manoah, a six-foot-six 260-pound right-hander,...
May 27, 2021
Canadian Olympic track and field trials get green light in Montreal
MONTREAL - Athletics Canada says it has approval from provincial and municipal health authorities to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Trials next month at Montreal's Claude Robillard Sports Complex. T...
May 27, 2021
Echaquan's care at Quebec hospital should have been taken more seriously: head nurse
MONTREAL - The head nurse at a Quebec hospital where Joyce Echaquan died last September told a coroner's inquest today the Indigenous patient's care should have been taken more seriously. Echaquan, a ...
May 27, 2021
White House dismisses report that U.S. wants border with Canada reopened next month
WASHINGTON - The White House says no decision has been made about when or how to reopen the border between Canada and the United States. Press secretary Jen Psaki was asked today about a media report ...
May 27, 2021
US tells Russia it won't rejoin Open Skies arms control pact
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration informed Russia on Thursday that it will not rejoin a key arms control pact, even as the two sides prepare for a summit next month between their leaders. U.S...
May 27, 2021