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Bid by Allan Legere for parole prompts debate over whether release laws need review
Serial killer Allan Legere is permitted to keep seeking parole - and that has federal politicians and a former jailer suggesting release laws may need to be changed to ensure he doesn't succeed. The p...
Jan 14, 2021

Former Taekwondo Canada coach found guilty of sex-related offences involving student
TORONTO - A high-level taekwondo coach gradually took control of a teenage student's life, abusing his position of trust as he began a years-long stretch of escalating sexual assaults that culminated ...
Jan 14, 2021

Sask. Hockey says return to games by end of March 'is looking bleak'
A return to hockey games in the province is "unlikely to happen before the end of March," the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (Sask. Hockey) said in a release on Thursday. With Saskatchewan ranking am...
Jan 14, 2021

Saskatchewan storm produces weird weather phenomenon
What looks like the remnants of a massive snowball fight can be seen across Saskatchewan today.In the wake of Wednesday night's storm, people are finding what are called "snow rollers" in their yards ...
Jan 14, 2021

Wife of Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 pleads with people to get vaccinated
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The wife of a Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 after contracting it in his community is urging the territory's residents to get vaccinated. Diane Sammurtok's husband Luki died in ...
Jan 14, 2021

Chief medical health officer hints at further restrictions
Saskatchewan's chief medical officer of health sent a strong signal that tighter COVID-19 restrictions are coming.Speaking to Gormley on Thursday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab said the measures put in pla...
Jan 14, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has forever impacted life of Montreal Alouettes star and his family
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever left its mark on Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba and his family. Mamba's mother-in-law, Elizabeth Tweneboah, died in June after contracting the novel coron...
Jan 14, 2021

Talk Tobacco: Breaking free from commercial tobacco addiction
If you smoke or vape, you may be at a higher risk for more serious outcomes of COVID-19 since the virus can harm your lungs and weaken your immune system's ability to fight respiratory infections. For...
Jan 14, 2021

Gov't watchdog: DOJ failed 'zero tolerance' management
WASHINGTON - Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 "zero tolerance" border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other ag...
Jan 14, 2021

Supreme Court to examine limits on conditional sentencing
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a law that prevented a judge from allowing an offender to avoid jail by imposing a conditional sentence for certain crimes. T...
Jan 14, 2021