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213 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths reported in province
The province reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 across the province and 146 recoveries on March 26, bringing the provincial total to 32,559 cases.Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for C...
Mar 26, 2021
Report clears France of complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide
PARIS - A commission that spent nearly two years uncovering France's role in 1994's Rwandan genocide concluded Friday that the country reacted too slowly in appreciating the extent of the horror that ...
Mar 26, 2021
Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
SUEZ, Egypt - A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers and tugboats worked to free a giant container ship t...
Mar 26, 2021
Pelosi taps DC National Guard head to lead House security
WASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped Friday to become the House's first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress sorts ...
Mar 26, 2021
Marc Kennedy joins Brendan Bottcher team for men's world curling championship
CALGARY - Two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy will join Brendan Bottcher's team as an alternate for the upcoming men's world curling championship. The move is insurance aga...
Mar 26, 2021
Canadiens acquire veteran centre Eric Staal from lowly Sabres for two draft picks
MONTREAL - Eric Staal is heading north. The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the veteran centre from the Buffalo Sabres for the club's third- and fifth-round picks in the 2021 NHL draft. As part of th...
Mar 26, 2021
Weather roller coaster ride ahead for Sask. residents
An epic battle between the cold air to the north and warming air to the south brings all kinds of spring weather to Saskatchewan including the potential for special light displays."The weekend's forec...
Mar 26, 2021
Campers, hikers reminded to avoid wildlife
As residents are set to begin enjoying the great outdoors again this spring, staying clear of the wildlife is an important part of that enjoyment.Troy Thompson, conservation officer with the Ministry ...
Mar 26, 2021
Muyres returns to Saskatchewan after mixed doubles championship in Calgary bubble
Kirk Muyres is back in Saskatchewan after about a month in the Curling Canada bubble in Calgary.It began with the Brier for the St. Gregor, Sask. native as he joined Team Dunstone as they represented ...
Mar 26, 2021
Construction begins next month for $11 million sports complex at Big River First Nation
The wheels are in motion for a major development in northwest Saskatchewan, costing $35 million. Big River First Nation plans to build both a new high school and a new arena. The band's CEO Derek Klei...
Mar 26, 2021