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Historic mayoral win for Sandra Masters
Sandra Masters was obviously happy Monday night when she arrived at City Hall after winning the mayoral seat, but she was also measured in her remarks.Masters made a point of thanking her campaign wor...
Nov 10, 2020
Environment Canada says another storm is on its way
Get ready for Round 2.Just a couple of days after a major snowstorm battered much of Saskatchewan, another one is headed the province's way.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for ar...
Nov 10, 2020
Town of Allan elects first female mayor
History was made in rural Saskatchewan last night as part of the 2020 municipal election.Allan's newly-elected mayor 'tick's off all of the boxes,' as she put it.Bonnie Lewis, who is Indigenous and a ...
Nov 10, 2020
Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada
Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruitions of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who d...
Nov 10, 2020
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to play 60-game season: commissioner
QUEBEC - The commissioner of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is moving ahead with plans to play a 60-game season, despite delays and obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gilles Courtea...
Nov 10, 2020
Yukon government says it doesn't support permit for exploration in Arctic wilderness
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it does not support a permit for an oil drilling exploration project in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environment Minister Pauline Frost says the explorat...
Nov 10, 2020
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...
Nov 10, 2020
Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids
MONTREAL - Students require a neutral environment in which to learn and one where equality between men and women is put first, parents supporting Quebec's secularism law testified in court Tuesday. Na...
Nov 10, 2020
Baschuk to become Air Ronge mayor after decades of Stomp leadership
After more than four decades in the top spot in Air Ronge, Gordon Stomp lost his position as mayor to Julie Baschuk by a margin of only five votes.Baschuk, who previously served as the village's deput...
Nov 10, 2020
Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases
CALGARY - Two Alberta landowners have filed what a lawyer says could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments."It's a pretty clear contract," said ...
Nov 10, 2020