Author Archives:

After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules
MIAMI - The NCAA is set to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after the association received a warnin...
Jan 09, 2021

Saskatchewan farmers brace for financial blows in 2021
Saskatchewan farmers are bracing for a more expensive year, as the increased carbon tax brings more financial challenges for provincial producers.The tax started at $20 per tonne in 2019, before incre...
Jan 09, 2021

386 Pfizer vaccines given in Prince Albert, 6,694 total
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced a total of 6,964 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the province. Since arriving in Prince Albert earlier this week, 386 Pfizer vaccin...
Jan 09, 2021

Bills beat Colts 27-24 for 1st playoff win in 25 years
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills earned their first playoff victory in a quarter-century on Saturday when Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, scored another rushing, and Micah Hyde batted dow...
Jan 09, 2021

Mandatory online learning leaves single parents with impossible choice
Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of online learning, and keep her three-year-old daughter occupied and ...
Jan 09, 2021

Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate dies of COVID-19 complications
An inmate from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary died outside the hospital after "an apparent result of complications related to COVID-19," the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced Saturday. Thi...
Jan 09, 2021

Goaltender Corey Crawford, who backstopped Chicago to two Stanley Cups, retires
Goaltender Corey Crawford has announced his retirement from the NHL after 10 seasons and two Stanley Cup championships. Crawford, from Chateauguay, Que., posted a franchise-record 52 playoff wins and ...
Jan 09, 2021

Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials sa...
Jan 09, 2021

Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't "fit for the job," but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time. House...
Jan 09, 2021

Regimental funeral and procession for Calgary officer fatally injured in traffic stop
CALGARY - A regimental funeral for a Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty is to be held this afternoon in the city and a procession following the service is to include a flypast by two CF...
Jan 09, 2021