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Additional $100,000 announced for projects addressing MMIWG
The application deadline to submit applications has been extended to Jan. 15, 2021 for projects that raise awareness and speak to violence of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).Ac...
Dec 15, 2020
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among the 72 fe...
Dec 15, 2020
Province records 194 new cases of COVID-19, 51 deaths in December
Half of the province's deaths from COVID-19 complications have been in the first half of this month as Saskatchewan records a total of 98 deaths, 51 of which have been in December.Seven residents who ...
Dec 15, 2020
La Ronge RCMP charge two individuals with break-and-enter
La Ronge RCMP have charged two individuals for break-and-enter and a number of other offences. According to an RCMP new release, on Dec. 14 at 8:47 a.m., the La Ronge RCMP received a call of a residen...
Dec 15, 2020
AP sources: Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to three people familiar with the plans. Bu...
Dec 15, 2020
Giannis Antetokounmpo agrees to extension with Bucks
MILWAUKEE - Giannis Antetokounmpo says he's staying with the Milwaukee Bucks for at least five more seasons. "I'm blessed to be a part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next 5 years," the two-time reigni...
Dec 15, 2020
Alberta ad man who created Mr. Covid campaign happy about response
EDMONTON - An ad man behind Alberta's much talked-about COVID-19 awareness campaign says he's happy about the attention it has receivedKurt Beaudoin of ZGM Modern Marketing Partners in Edmonton says m...
Dec 15, 2020
Canada Soccer honours Tony Waiters with award, inducts Bob Sayer into Hall of Fame
Canada Soccer is honouring the late Tony Waiters with a coaching award in his name and inducting former vice-president Bob Sayer into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. The Tony Waiters Coaching Excellen...
Dec 15, 2020
Police make arrests after theft of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia from his father's home
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Police say they have made two arrests after Wayne Gretzky memorabilia was stolen from the home of the hockey legend's father. The Gretzky family reported the souvenirs were stolen fr...
Dec 15, 2020
Government promises resources in search for Manitoba sailor who fell overboard
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it will use all available resources to find a master sailor from Manitoba who is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while on the HMCS Winnipeg.A new r...
Dec 15, 2020