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Canada's Corey Conners eager to try match play again at WGC event
It's been a while since Corey Conners has played in a match-play event, but he thinks he has enough experience to draw on.Conners, from Listowel, Ont., will be one of two Canadians in the field on Wed...
Mar 23, 2021

Poundmaker Cree Nation announces custom banishment laws for drug enforcement
Poundmaker Cree Nation (PCN) has declared a State of Emergency to take immediate action in establishing their own police force, according to the band's leadership.In a release Monday, PCN stated they ...
Mar 23, 2021

Area leaders disturbed to see posters promoting racism in North Battleford community
Local area leaders are concerned about White Lives Matter posters appearing on streets in the North Battleford community recently.Little Pine First Nation Chief Wayne Semaganis was alarmed when he saw...
Mar 23, 2021

'We are still here': Kikinahk staff play pivotal role during COVID-19 pandemic response
When widescale shutdowns and layoffs occurred in La Ronge due to the coronavirus pandemic last March, staff at La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre remained ready to serve.Before the pandemic, Kikina...
Mar 23, 2021

Regina region placed under stricter public health measures
The recent rash of COVID-19 cases in the Regina region has resulted in stricter public health measures.The Saskatchewan government said Tuesday that due to the increased risk of COVID-19 transmission ...
Mar 23, 2021

Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat 'day-to-day' with lower-body injury: coach
Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green is hopeful some of his ailing centres could soon be back in the lineup. The Canucks (16-17-3) have been hit hard by injuries in recent weeks. Vancouver finished Mo...
Mar 23, 2021

Athabasca Basin News
Fond du Lac Housing ProjectsWhat started as a discussion 2 years ago has turned into 2 fourplexes, 2 duplexes, 6 family units, and potentially 14 more units next year, all built by local people in Fon...
Mar 23, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan closes restaurants, issues travel advisory in Regina
REGINA - Saskatchewan is tightening public-health measures in its capital city over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 variants. The province says a ban on household guests that was lifted two week...
Mar 23, 2021

Former ambassador MacNaughton did not violate Lobbying Act: commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's former ambassador to the United States has been cleared of illegally lobbying federal government officials. Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Blanger says David MacNaughton did not violate...
Mar 23, 2021

Singh says he disagrees with MP's post on racism in Quebec, but demands no apology
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebecers are racist after one of his MPs applauded controversial remarks by a University of Ottawa professor. N...
Mar 23, 2021