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'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue
CALGARY - A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a CO...
Jul 10, 2021

B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place 'flat'
LYTTON, B.C. - A Delta, B.C., resident who owns a home in Lytton that was charred by a wildfire that tore through the village says the devastation is "breathtakingly shocking" after getting a glimpse ...
Jul 10, 2021

'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue
CALGARY - A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a CO...
Jul 10, 2021

Lee statue removal underway in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Work is underway to take down a Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, nearly four years ago. The removal of...
Jul 10, 2021

Pre-election spending limits on party ads don't apply without fixed voting day
OTTAWA - Canadian party leaders worked their way around the country this week, in what some see as a sure sign the pandemic is near its end, but also as proof that a federal election is on its way. Bu...
Jul 10, 2021

Rays bullpen dominates again in 7-1 win over Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Three Tampa Bay relievers combined on five more scoreless innings, Ji-Man Choi drove in three runs and the Rays won their fifth consecutive game, 7-1 over the Toronto Blue ...
Jul 09, 2021

Police bomb squad investigating call at east Regina Superstore
The Regina Police Service's bomb squad currently is at the Superstore in the 2000 block of Prince of Wales Drive after getting a report there may be an explosive device in or around the building.Accor...
Jul 09, 2021

Disappointed Canadiens reflect on trying season, thrilling playoff run to Cup final
Marc Bergevin never questioned his grand plan. The Montreal Canadiens general manager was, however, left searching for answers throughout long stretches of an improbable, roller-coaster 2021. Bergevin...
Jul 09, 2021

Tri-communities behind in vaccination rates as province set to reopen
La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak is urging tri-community residents to become vaccinated as soon as possible as all provincial COVID-19 health measures are set to be lifted Sunday. "We are not doing tha...
Jul 09, 2021

Church fire deemed suspicious, residents reflect on landmark's legacy
Following initial investigation of the fire that burned down the old Polish church near Redberry Lake, Blaine Lake RCMP have determined that it was suspicious in nature.When RCMP were initially called...
Jul 09, 2021