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Panel: End commanders' power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON - A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in what would be a major reversal of mi...
Apr 22, 2021

STARS radiothon flies high with $340,000 raised via airwaves
A grand total of $340,000 has been raised across Saskatchewan in the Critical Care on the Air Radiothon fundraiser.The two-day broadcast special, which signed off the air at 6 p.m. today, involved alm...
Apr 22, 2021

UK apologizes for racism in memorials to WWI dead
LONDON - British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren't properly ho...
Apr 22, 2021

Three northern ski enthusiasts honoured with national volunteerism award
Three northerners have been awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General of Canada. Sally Cooke Venne of Sucker River, along with La Ronge area couple Sid Robinson and Hilary...
Apr 22, 2021

‘Just ask questions’: A registered nurse discusses vaccine hesitancy
Thousands of people across Saskatchewan are rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine every day, but not everyone is completely convinced about getting the shot.So how do public health officials...
Apr 22, 2021

Minority Liberal government survives second of three confidence votes on budget
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the second of three confidence votes on the massive federal budget.A Conservative amendment was defeated by a vote of 213-120, with L...
Apr 22, 2021

Conditions apply as Saskatchewan prepares to open care homes to more visitors
Saskatchewan is loosening visitation restrictions at long-term and personal care homes.On Thursday, the provincial government announced that, starting April 29, residents of those facilities will be a...
Apr 22, 2021

All-weather road connecting Fond du Lac could cost up to $135 million
Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Coun. Jake Mercredi is calling upon the provincial and federal governments to construct an all-weather road to link his community to the rest of Saskatchewan."We're...
Apr 22, 2021

Injured Jays OF Springer to play in intrasquad game Friday
TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder George Springer will play in an intrasquad game Friday, the next step on his return from two strained muscles that have delayed his Toronto debut. Springer signed a team...
Apr 22, 2021

Sahara's Polisario Front chief gets COVID treatment in Spain
MADRID - The man leading the Polisario Front in its fight for independence of Western Sahara is hospitalized in Spain for treatment of COVID-19, officials from Spain and the group said Thursday. Brahi...
Apr 22, 2021