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As new Omicron variant looms, White House urges Congress to restore COVID-19 funding
WASHINGTON - With yet another COVID-19 variant on the march, the White House is pleading with Congress to resurrect $15.6 billion in lapsed pandemic funding. The aid was stripped from last week's deal...
Mar 15, 2022

Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's top security officials announced a 10-point plan Tuesday to combat far-right extremism in the country that includes disarming about 1,500 suspected extremists and tightening ba...
Mar 15, 2022

Former CFL quarterback Henry Burris joins B.C. Lions coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Henry Burris is back in the CFL. Burris joined the B.C. Lions coaching staff Tuesday as an offensive consultant. The former CFL quarterback spent the previous two seasons on the Chicago Be...
Mar 15, 2022

Maggie Mac Neil named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year
Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has been named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year. "It's really an honour, it means a lot to me," said Mac Neil said in a statement. "Swimming in Canada, esp...
Mar 15, 2022

Zelenskyy pleads with Canada for no-fly zone, more sanctions to end Russian invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with Canadians to imagine the terror and horror unfolding in his country in an emotional address to Parliament this morning.Zelenskyy addressed a specia...
Mar 15, 2022

Start Thinking About Regional Park Reservations
It has been a long winter but now is the time to get ready for your Regional Park Reservations.See the poster attached for full information. SaskParks has a Facebook Page with updates.
Mar 15, 2022

Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...
Mar 15, 2022

Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...
Mar 15, 2022

Eriksen returns to Denmark squad for 1st time since collapse
COPENHAGEN (AP) - Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad for the first time since he collapsed after a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game in June. The 30-year-old pla...
Mar 15, 2022

Police arrest man suspected of stalking, killing homeless
NEW YORK (AP) - Police said early Tuesday they've arrested a suspected gunman who has been stalking homeless men asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington D.C., killing at least two people...
Mar 15, 2022