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Economic recovery among premier’s hopes for 2021
Along with getting the COVID-19 vaccine out to everyone in the province, Premier Scott Moe says the government will be focusing on jumpstarting Saskatchewan's economic recovery in 2021.Moe said those ...
Jan 04, 2021

'Find' votes, Trump urges Georgia as various election dramas near Capitol Hill climax
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Voters in Georgia will head to the polls Tuesday to determine who holds the balance of power on Capitol Hill for the next two years. But they've already been upstaged by President D...
Jan 04, 2021

Battery Recycling in Saskatchewan
As Canada's national and leading battery collection and recycling program, Call2Recycle has been voluntarily collecting batteries in Saskatchewan for recycling since 1997 and has established a strong ...
Jan 04, 2021

Ted Danson and Holly Hunter combine for comedy 'Mr. Mayor'
NEW YORK - There's a government office right there in the very title of Ted Danson's new series, but the new NBC comedy "Mr. Mayor" is anything but political. "If you consider politics the headlines i...
Jan 04, 2021

Canadian defensive tackle Jake Thomas set to return for ninth season with Bombers
WINNIPEG - The longest-serving member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has signed a one-year extension with the club. Canadian defensive tackle Jake Thomas will return for his ninth season with Winnipeg. ...
Jan 04, 2021

A list of politicians who travelled abroad despite pandemic-era advice to stay home
A number of politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents adhered to public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and hun...
Jan 04, 2021

Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19
LOS ANGELES - Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to the family, CNN ...
Jan 04, 2021

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekend
In its second weekend in U.S. theatres, "Wonder Woman 1984" earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. It's a 67% drop for the superhero sequel, which is si...
Jan 04, 2021

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said on Monday it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground nuclear facility, a short, technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90% amid escalating tensions with the...
Jan 04, 2021

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
WASHINGTON - In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defence are cautioning against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fr...
Jan 04, 2021