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Pandemic response hampered by lack of data-sharing, committee hears
OTTAWA - Experts say difficulties gathering federal data on the spread of COVID-19 has hampered Canada's response to the pandemic. The scathing criticism of Canada's method of gathering crucial inform...
May 20, 2020
Hockey Canada working on ‘multifaceted return-to-hockey plan’
Hockey Canada says it will be returning to play, but the game will be changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In an "Open Letter to Canadians" Wednesday, Hockey Canada addressed what the pandemic has don...
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 forces CFL to change plans for 2020 season, Grey Cup
The CFL has announced the 2020 Grey Cup game won't be played in Regina - unless the Saskatchewan Roughriders earn the right to host it.In a statement Wednesday, the CFL announced it was changing its p...
May 20, 2020
Refinery employees upset they weren’t told about bomb threat
Kevin Bittman is still shaken.Bittman, the president of Unifor Local 594, can't understand why no one from his union was told a letter had been received in February in which someone threatened to blow...
May 20, 2020
Some Sask. health services resume but it's not business as usual
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding the public that while some health services are resuming amid the COVID-19 outbreak there will be the need for patience. And the head of the authori...
May 20, 2020
Saskatchewan reports seventh COVID-19 related death as new cases rise
The seventh COVID-19 related death in Saskatchewan has been announced by the government as new cases across the province rose by 21, the biggest daily spike since May 6.The deceased individual was in ...
May 20, 2020
American fugitive wanted for murder ordered deported in immigration board hearing
HALIFAX - An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will be deported, with a wide publication ban on details of his case. Board member Dian...
May 20, 2020
La Ronge council approves $65,000 for BORA contigent on federal funding
La Ronge councillors have approved $65,000 for the Boreal Outdoor Recreation Association (BORA) contingent on the group receiving additional dollars from the federal government. That's according to BO...
May 20, 2020
Adidas T-Shirt and runners commemorating Terry Fox run sell out in minutes
What started as a way to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ended within minutes as runners and T-shirts sold out online. Adidas Canada had promoted the sale of Orio...
May 20, 2020
Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study
It may not feel like it the morning after a blizzard, but Canada gets less snow than it used to. That's the conclusion of a 15-year study from scientists at Environment Canada, who have just published...
May 20, 2020