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'Guided by Canada': NASA space telescope with Canadian components to launch this week
Right now, in a solar system far, far away, seven planets orbit a red dwarf star. Three are the right distance from their sun for liquid water to be present. One of them, known as Trappist 1-F, also h...
Dec 20, 2021
Black Lake man charged with second degree murder
Police are investigating a suspicious death in Black Lake. According to a media release, on Dec. 16 Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit officers arrested a male in relation to this investigation. The ...
Dec 20, 2021
Ice Wolves mark final home game of 2021 with two SJHL firsts
The La Ronge Ice Wolves continue to be a progressive force in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) with two firsts at Friday's home game against the Flin Flon Bombers. Alejandro Apud de la Fue...
Dec 20, 2021
NHL shuts down Canadiens, Blue Jackets due to COVID-19 concerns
The NHL has shut down the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets through its holiday break because of COVID-19. The league said in a statement today the move was made "due to concern with the nu...
Dec 20, 2021
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after severe flood damage
VANCOUVER - A major highway linking Metro Vancouver and southern British Columbia to the rest of the province has reopened about a month after severe flooding damaged the route in several areas. The B...
Dec 20, 2021
Government donates $1.27 million for virtual health care in northern Saskatchewan
Northern communities in Saskatchewan now have a virtual health-care pilot project thanks to a significant amount of funding from the federal government.Researchers with the University of Regina and th...
Dec 20, 2021
More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms
Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 20, 2021
Saskatchewan making progress on methane emissions
The Government of Saskatchewan says methane emissions at upstream oil facilities have dropped significantly from 2015 levels.In its inaugural Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations (OGEMR) Annua...
Dec 20, 2021
Boosters snapped up in Ontario, new COVID restrictions in effect in some provinces
Adults in Ontario looking to book a COVID-19 vaccine booster may have to wait more than a week for an appointment as many health regions say bookings were snapped up this morning. The province has exp...
Dec 20, 2021
Church agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape
Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other child...
Dec 20, 2021