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'I can feel it': Djokovic sends thanks for the support
The top men's tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country's COVI...
Jan 07, 2022

Confirmed opioid-related deaths down in Saskatchewan in 2021, 239 deaths still being investigated
If you take a quick look at Saskatchewan's opioid numbers for 2021, they may seem promising, however, they may be misleading. According to the Saskatchewan Coroner's Service, which releases monthly st...
Jan 07, 2022

Canada captain Christine Sinclair misses out on final list of FIFA award nominees
Spain's Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas and Australia's Sam Kerr are the final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women's Player, with Canada captain Christine Sinclair left off the list. Sinclair,...
Jan 07, 2022

'I can feel it': Djokovic sends thanks for the support
The top men's tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country's COVI...
Jan 07, 2022

Your Financial Plan for 2022
It is a brand new year and with the arrival of 2022, it is a great time to take stock of your finances and your financial health. Many will make New Year's resolutions and for the last few years, payi...
Jan 07, 2022

Blue Bombers sign all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson to extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed all-star American defensive end Willie Jefferson to a contract extension. The six-foot-seven, 252-pound native of Beaumont, Texas, was named the CFL's ...
Jan 07, 2022

Saskatchewan sets housing sales record in 2021
The weather may have been cold to end 2021, but housing sales were red hot in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) released its December stats Thursday, which included the yearly r...
Jan 07, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Economy added 55,000 jobs in December, StatCan says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 55,000 jobs in December. The agency reported the unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent for the month, compared with 6.0 per cent in November. More coming...
Jan 07, 2022

COVID labor crunch and Jagmeet Singh's baby girl: In The News for Jan. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jan 07, 2022

Key sectors facing staffing struggles amid escalating pandemic
With COVID-19's latest wave showing few signs of abating concerns are deepening as more and more workers in vital sectors are sidelined by the pandemic. In Ontario where the number of COVID patients i...
Jan 07, 2022