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Forge FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis says lockdown beard is sticking around
HAMILTON - Bobby Smyrniotis' beard is staying. After watching his team defend its Canadian Premier League Championship at the Island Games on Saturday, the Forge FC coach said the fate of his imp...
Sep 23, 2020
Brown bear breaks into the Alaska Zoo, kills popular alpaca
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A wild brown bear tunneled under perimeter fencing and killed a popular alpaca at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, officials said Wednesday. It was killed a day later by wildlife offic...
Sep 23, 2020
Hardware failure reason for Access Communications Internet outage in La Ronge
An Internet service outage with Access Communications on Tuesday was resolved in just over three hours.That's according to communications manager Fran Moran, who said a number of communities in Saskat...
Sep 23, 2020
Île-à-la-Crosse approved for $225,000 student carpenter housing project
The federal and provincial governments have come together to fund a $225,000 housing project in le--la-Crosse involving local high school students. le--la-Crosse Mayor Duane Favel explained it will be...
Sep 23, 2020
Provincial gov’t investing $16.5M in roads in 55 RMs
Drivers on some of Saskatchewan's roads will start seeing and feeling improvements.The provincial government announced Wednesday it's investing $16.5 million to improve roads in 55 rural municipalitie...
Sep 23, 2020
SaskTel to add new cell towers to improve rural connectivity
Cell and internet service in rural Saskatchewan is getting a $72-million bump from SaskTel.The Crown corporation announced Wednesday it plans to build 74 new macro cell towers in underserved rural and...
Sep 23, 2020
Reactions to the minority Liberal government's speech from the throne
OTTAWA - "The prime minister had an opportunity to present a real plan to Canadians, and he didn't do that." - Candice Bergen, deputy Conservative leader---"I'm not surprised that the Liberal governme...
Sep 23, 2020
Liberals plan fund to spur green technology, jobs
The Trudeau government says it will launch a new fund to spur investments and jobs in green technology as it seeks a balance between the competing visions of environmental advocates and legacy industr...
Sep 23, 2020
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
"Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor" became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and sports stars while protesters filled the streets demanding police accounta...
Sep 23, 2020
Murder trial on pause while Winnipeg juror tested for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Jury deliberations for a second-degree murder trial in Manitoba have been put on hold so a juror can be tested for COVID-19. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Vic Toews told the remaining 11 j...
Sep 23, 2020