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Trimmer Guerrero helps Jays finish series win over Yanks
NEW YORK - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Randal Grichuk homered off Domingo Germn in the Yankee right-hander's return from a domestic violence ban, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 3-1 Sunday to wi...
Apr 04, 2021

221 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths
There are 221 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 34,544 cases reported to date. Three new deaths were also reported Sunday. Two deaths were report...
Apr 04, 2021

Capitol attack raises questions of security vs public access
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are trying to balance openness with safety after Friday's attack within steps of the Capitol, a challenge for Congress, nearly three months after a mob stormed the seat of Ameri...
Apr 04, 2021

Keep your guard up, Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year
Canada's chief public health officer is urging people to keep their guard up as COVID-19 disrupts Easter celebrations for a second year. Theresa Tam wrote on Twitter that Canadians need to be careful ...
Apr 04, 2021

Canada drops 6-4 decision to Switzerland at world men's curling championship
CALGARY - Canada's Brendan Bottcher dropped a 6-4 decision to Switzerland's Peter de Cruz in an extra end on Sunday at the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship.Bottcher had a chanc...
Apr 04, 2021

Former bank governor Mark Carney among featured speakers at Liberal convention
OTTAWA - Mark Carney, long touted as a potential Liberal leader one day, will be a keynote speaker at the federal party's convention later this week. It's a political coming out party of sorts for the...
Apr 04, 2021

Stats show low number of COVID Alert app users
In September, the Health Canada COVID Alert app was made available to Saskatchewan residents.If a user tests positive for COVID-19, they are provided with a one-time key from public health. The user c...
Apr 04, 2021

Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...
Apr 04, 2021

Indonesia boat collision kills 2 fishermen, 15 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat killed at least two fishermen and left 15 missing off Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said Sunday. The fishing boat ...
Apr 04, 2021

Guardians of Edehzhie: Protecting the land during the pandemic
There was a time last year when the guardians of Edehzhie would head out on the land in the Northwest Territories and worry what their communities might look like when they returned. That was when COV...
Apr 04, 2021