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Canadian co-owners moving up in soccer world with promoted Peterborough United
Canadians R. Stewart Thompson and Jason Neale are moving up in the soccer world. Peterborough United FC, the team they combined to buy a 50-per-cent share of in March 2018, has won promotion to Englan...
May 26, 2021
Canada announces plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years
OTTAWA - Science Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years. The Canadian Space Agency says the unmanned robotic vehicle will aim to gathe...
May 26, 2021
You Can Play Project executive talks with Ron MacLean about Hockey Night comment
A member of the executive board of an organization that pushes for inclusion in sports says he has had a "good discussion" with Ron MacLean about a comment made by the "Hockey Night in Canada" host on...
May 26, 2021
Echaquan inquiry: Nurse testifies her condition warranted closer scrutiny
MONTREAL - A nurse who saw a restrained and drugged Joyce Echaquan an hour before she was rushed to a resuscitation room says he was concerned she wasn't being more closely supervised. The final front...
May 26, 2021
Gov’t says most COVID patients in Sask. hospitals haven’t been vaccinated
There are more than 130 patients currently in Saskatchewan hospitals suffering from COVID-19, and Premier Scott Moe says the majority have not been vaccinated."We have 136 people in the hospital today...
May 26, 2021
Still flying at 97: Autobiography recounts WWII pilot's life
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Virginia. A recent heart attack prevents him, for now, from p...
May 26, 2021
Sask. has some AstraZeneca doses, is waiting to give out second shots
Premier Scott Moe is telling people not to worry if they got a first COVID-19 shot of AstraZeneca.The province currently has about 20,000 doses of those shots on hand now, and it's just waiting for an...
May 26, 2021
No quick reduction of Quebec's police forces or new reforms to anti-corruption unit
Quebec's public security minister says the government won't immediately reduce the number of police forces in the province or integrate the anti-corruption unit into a larger cybercrime squad. Geneviv...
May 26, 2021
Mike Duffy retires after career tainted by Senate expenses scandal
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is stepping down after more than a dozen years in the upper house, where the Senate expenses scandal overshadowed the bulk of his parliamentary career. Duffy turns 75 on Thurs...
May 26, 2021
Regional Relief and Recovery Funding
Rural Small Businesses impacted by COVID-19 can apply for Regional Relief and Recovery Funding through Community Futures. Apply before June 30, 2021!In Saskatchewan: https://cfsask.ca/rrrf-search
May 26, 2021