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Annual La Ronge Native Women's Council scholarships awarded
Jewel Charles and Christopher Halkett are the recipients of scholarships awarded by La Ronge Native Women's Council. Charles received the Mary Heimbecker Annual Scholarship, which is given to a studen...
Oct 09, 2020
Stanley Mission residents locked down, curfew in place due to COVID-19 cases
A 10 p.m. curfew and large-scale lockdown is in place in Stanley Mission after six positive cases of coronavirus were confirmed Friday. That's according to a public service announcement, which noted L...
Oct 09, 2020
Saskatchewan Party lays out full election platform
The Saskatchewan Party has released its platform for the Oct. 26 provincial election."We have a plan for a strong recovery," party leader Scott Moe said in a media release Friday. "We have a plan to m...
Oct 09, 2020
Big spending and promise of $15-an-hour minimum wage in Saskatchewan NDP platform
Saskatchewan's NDP released its full platform at an event in Saskatoon's River Landing area, just before the Thanksgiving weekend.Claiming the Saskatchewan Party is "stuck in neutral, acting like noth...
Oct 09, 2020
Weyburn police give update on deaths of two SaskPower employees
The Weyburn Police Service has provided more details on the deaths of two SaskPower employees Thursday in Weyburn.According to the police, the incident happened at about 3 p.m., at the intersection of...
Oct 09, 2020
Liberals set relaxed nomination rules in preparation for possible federal election
OTTAWA - The Liberal party is readying itself for a possible federal election with new rules for nominating candidates. Since the minority Liberal government could be defeated at any time - and the CO...
Oct 09, 2020
Report clearing N.S. police of wrongdoing in arrest of Black woman flawed: observer
HALIFAX - A consultant hired by Nova Scotia's police watchdog disagrees with the agency's decision to clear two officers of wrongdoing in the case of a Black woman injured during an arrest. Tony Smith...
Oct 09, 2020
Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP restrict access to detachment buildings due to COVID-19 cases in community
The le--la-Crosse RCMP are restricting entry to their detachment buildings due to the recent climb in positive COVID-19 tests in the area.According to a media release, this change will take into effec...
Oct 09, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court deals Huawei executive another legal blow in extradition case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bid to access most of a series of documents her lawyers hoped could help prevent her extradition to the Un...
Oct 09, 2020
Calgary Flames sign goaltender Jacob Markstrom to six-year, big-money contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames landed coveted goaltender Jacob Markstrom when NHL unrestricted free agency opened Friday with a six-year contract worth US$36 million. Markstrom was hot commodity in a bu...
Oct 09, 2020