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Numbers show 16 per cent vacancy in Prince Albert public housing
Newly released numbers on the number of empty public housing units show Prince Albert has a 16 per cent vacancy rate. Saskatchewan NDP Housing Critic Meara Conway said the vacancies have steadily incr...
Sep 15, 2023

Provincial Government Approves SaskEnergy Bill Decrease for October 1, 2023
Going into the winter season, SaskEnergy customers will be paying less on their monthly natural gas bills. The Government of Saskatchewan has approved SaskEnergy's commodity rate decrease of 24.5 per ...
Sep 15, 2023

Veteran defensive lineman Ja'Gared Davis returns to Ticats lineup versus Bombers
HAMILTON - The long wait is over for Ja'Gared Davis. The veteran defensive lineman will dress Saturday for Hamilton's home game versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-3). It will mark Davis's first acti...
Sep 15, 2023

Defence in Ibrahim Ali murder trial suggests sex partner, killer not same person
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has put forward the theory that the person who had sex with the alleged murder victim may not be the one ...
Sep 15, 2023

Roughriders ready to lock horns with Elks for third time in 2023
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will once again try to use their home field to bounce back from a big loss on the road.The Riders host the Edmonton Elks at Mosaic Stadium on Friday. Kickoff for the game ...
Sep 15, 2023

US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces' chaotic Afgh...
Sep 15, 2023

Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amini's death
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials to mark the anniversary of a young woman's death that sparked global protests one year ago. Six senior regime officials are banned from entering C...
Sep 15, 2023

Springboks go left field again with players switching positions for Romania game at Rugby World Cup
Faf de Klerk is a scrumhalf but will be the reserve flyhalf for South Africa's Rugby World Cup game against Romania. Grant Williams is also a scrumhalf but will start the match as a wing. And then the...
Sep 15, 2023

E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say
TORONTO - Experts say an outbreak of E. coli that's sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares. There have been 337 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection i...
Sep 15, 2023

Texas Senate begin deliberations at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate on Friday began deliberating whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed...
Sep 15, 2023