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Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of B.C. varsity women's team
Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The deci...
Apr 20, 2021
George Floyd's death was 'wake-up call' about systemic racism: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the guilty verdict against the former Minneapolis police officer whose knee to the neck of George Floyd ended in the Black man's death last May. Der...
Apr 20, 2021
Trudeau says Liberal budget is not a launch pad for a federal election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists Monday's federal budget is not intended as a launching pad for an election later this year but he's not entirely ruling one out. Trudeau says it will be ...
Apr 20, 2021
MADD CEO calls La Ronge impaired driving increase 'alarming'
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) CEO Andrew Murie was shocked to learn the number of impaired driving charges laid by La Ronge RCMP went from 86 in 2019 to 146 in 2020. "They are alarming, especia...
Apr 20, 2021
Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that to...
Apr 20, 2021
STARS Ambulance keeping the fight in flight
In less than 24 hours, one of STARS Air Ambulance's most critical missions will take off; The Critical Care on the Air Radiothon fundraiser hits the airwaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow. According to STARS, ev...
Apr 20, 2021
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreem...
Apr 20, 2021
Virtual health care to grow in Saskatchewan through pandemic
Using technology to access a doctor as well as our own personal medical information is to become even more common in Saskatchewan as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Saskatchewan's government is gettin...
Apr 20, 2021
Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...
Apr 20, 2021
Public health orders extended to May 10
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 249 new cases of COVID-19, 236 recoveries and no new deaths. All public health orders have also been extended until May 10. They've also updated guidelines...
Apr 20, 2021