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La Ronge hits average precipitation rate for July with more than a week to go
July is set to be another wet month for La Ronge as the area has already reached its monthly average precipitation rate with another eight days to go. "The area around La Ronge saw anywhere from 200 t...
Jul 23, 2020
Disabled Canadians struggle to be paired with service animals amid pandemic
If the past three months without a service dog have been a challenge for Ann Moxley, the next year seems poised to be a struggle. The Victoria resident, who lives with physical disabilities, used to r...
Jul 23, 2020
Canada's travel rules unfair to first-year foreign students, U.S. parents say
WASHINGTON - Parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada this fall are frantically trying to convince the federal government to relax rules...
Jul 23, 2020
Movie theatres implore studios: Release the blockbusters
NEW YORK - A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, "Jaws" set the blueprint. Concentrate marketing. Open wide....
Jul 23, 2020
Bus driver with one eye wins discrimination case; judge nixes licence rule
TORONTO - A city bus driver whose licence was revoked after she lost her eye to cancer has won her battle to have the relevant provincial regulations declared unconstitutional. In her ruling this...
Jul 23, 2020
Province records another death, 42 new cases of COVID-19
A person in their 60s from the North region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, marking the sixteenth death recorded from the virus in Saskatchewan. Today, the province is reporting 42 new case...
Jul 23, 2020
La Ronge RCMP looking for missing teen
La Ronge RCMP are searching for a missing teen. That's according to a news release, which states on July 21, it was reported to La Ronge RCMP that a 17-year-old male had left the Town of La Ronge and ...
Jul 23, 2020
Indigenous leaders call for systemic review of RCMP practices
OTTAWA - First Nations and Inuit leaders are urging Ottawa to launch an independent, civilian review of RCMP practices to start addressing the number of violent incidents between Mounties an...
Jul 23, 2020
WHO chief upbraids Pompeo over 'unacceptable' allegations
GENEVA - The director-general of the World Health Organization upbraided U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for "untrue and unacceptable" allegations during the coronavirus pandemic after...
Jul 23, 2020
Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
WASHINGTON - Just days before the end of an enhanced unemployment benefit, the nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday: The number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits last week ...
Jul 23, 2020