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Saskatchewan ventilators on their way to help India
Saskatchewan is reaching out to take care of India, sending ventilators to the COVID-ravaged country on Wednesday.India is facing a bad situation, with record COVID case numbers and a health-care syst...
May 12, 2021
Petroleum analyst keeping an eye on pipeline problems
One petroleum analyst thinks Saskatchewan drivers can breathe a sigh of relief - for now - even though pipeline issues are causing problems in Eastern Canada.En-Pro International chief petroleum analy...
May 12, 2021
Oilers edge Canadiens 4-3 on Dominik Kahun's overtime winner
MONTREAL - Dominik Kahun scored the overtime winner for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-3 win Wednesday over the host Montreal Canadiens. Kahun went backhand to forehand on a feed from Leon Draisaitl to sc...
May 12, 2021
Annual STARS home lottery launches in Saskatchewan
You can win a million-dollar showhome while keeping a life-saving service up and running in Saskatchewan.The annual STARS lottery launched Wednesday, with a goal of supporting operations out of the se...
May 12, 2021
Prince Albert RCMP officer faces murder charge
A longtime member of the Saskatchewan RCMP is now facing a charge of first degree murder, in connection to the death of a 26-year-old man Tuesday night.Bernie Herman, 52, is scheduled to make his firs...
May 12, 2021
Canadian Forces member charged in death of army reservist during training exercise
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year. The mili...
May 12, 2021
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
CHICAGO (AP) - Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father's and sisters' in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis S...
May 12, 2021
BQ calls on Liberals to avoid pandemic election, despite voting non-confidence
OTTAWA - After repeatedly voting non-confidence in the minority Liberal government, the Bloc Quebecois is now calling on the government to do everything possible to avoid an election during the COVID-...
May 12, 2021
U.K. study says expect more reactions from mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines
Preliminary results of an ongoing study in the United Kingdom suggest alternating the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines causes more frequent mild to moderate symptoms, but there are no o...
May 12, 2021
After buying original Snakebit, Broda is helping build its successor to fundraise for STARS
Seven years after winning the original Snakebit charity truck for $450,000, Gord Broda is a part of creating its successor to support the STARS Pegasus Project. Broda is on the Pegasus Project committ...
May 12, 2021