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La Ronge RCMP investigating youth stabbing incident
Investigators are in the process of gathering information about an incident that has one youth from La Ronge in hospital. On Wednesday night, La Ronge RCMP was dispatched to a reported stabbing on Stu...
Sep 23, 2021

Toronto FC says playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo to miss another game after injury setback
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo will miss a fifth straight game after a setback in training. The 30-year-old Spaniard, the reigning MLS MVP, has been sidelined by a lower body injury since play...
Sep 23, 2021

Quebec offers bonuses up to $18,000 to keep nurses in struggling health system
Quebec is offering up to $18,000 in bonuses for full-time nurses to prevent more of them from quitting the province's struggling health-care system. Premier Franois Legault told reporters today he is ...
Sep 23, 2021

Direct international flights still not available for Sask. airports
The airports in Regina and Saskatoon still don't have direct international flights months after travel restrictions were eased. James Bogusz, head of the Regina Airport Authority, says tropical flight...
Sep 23, 2021

Montreal Canadiens goalie Price out with knee injury, expected to miss training camp
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say star goaltender Carey Price is among five players who failed their physicals due to injury and will likely miss the remainder of training camp. The Canadians said...
Sep 23, 2021

Veteran kicker Bede has no axe to grind in first meeting against Montreal Alouettes
Boris Bede has no axe to grind with the Montreal Alouettes. Bede spent five seasons in Montreal (2015-19) before being traded to Toronto in February 2020 for fellow kicker Tyler Crapigna. Bede faces h...
Sep 23, 2021

Bull that escaped Long Island farm captured after 2 months
MORICHES, N.Y. (AP) - A bull that escaped from a farm on Long Island and eluded searchers for two months has been captured, authorities said Thursday. The 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) bull, nicknamed Ba...
Sep 23, 2021

Its relevance at stake, UN reaches toward a new generation
At the United Nations this week, the pandemic-era rules of engagement for General Assembly week are strict. Entourage sizes are tightly regulated, and there are no exceptions for kings, presidents or ...
Sep 23, 2021

Twitter takes down Maxime Bernier tweet that called reporters 'idiots'
OTTAWA - Twitter has taken down a post by People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier after he insulted individual reporters on social media and shared their contact information. In a tweet Wednesd...
Sep 23, 2021

‘Misnomer:’ Sask. doctors say vaccine exemption letters not an alternative to COVID shots
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan is providing guidance for its members to clear up some misunderstandings about patients seeking vaccine exemption letters.The problem lies with t...
Sep 23, 2021