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Former Quality Inn to reopen Monday as Cumberland Crossing Inn
Cumberland Crossing Inn, the new reincarnation of the downtown Quality Inn, will open Monday. The announcement from the building's new owners comes just days after they finalized the $900,000 sale of ...
Mar 12, 2021
Cook-Searson reflects on pandemic after first 12 months
On the one-year anniversary of the first coronavirus case being identified in Saskatchewan, Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson said there is much that comes to mind looking back.The liv...
Mar 12, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor approves B.C. Hockey League's plan for return to ice
VICTORIA - B.C. Hockey League players have been given the go-ahead to return to a limited season starting next month after the provincial health officer conditionally approved a plan for a safe return...
Mar 12, 2021
Toronto FC camp still closed, nine cases of COVID-19 reported among players, staff
Toronto FC's camp remains closed as the MLS team works with local health authorities on a plan to resume training in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak. There have been nine positive tests in the TFC cam...
Mar 12, 2021
Middaugh beats Dunstone to move into sole possession of first place at the Brier
CALGARY - Wild Card Three's Wayne Middaugh defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-5 to move into sole possession of first place as championship pool play began Friday at the Canadian men's curling ch...
Mar 12, 2021
Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model ...
Mar 12, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays fall short against Pittsburgh Pirates in spring-training action
BRADENTON, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays made three errors and recorded just four hits en route to a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an eight-inning pre-season game on Friday. Toronto's only run ...
Mar 12, 2021
76+ age group in Sask. can book COVID vaccinations starting Saturday
Another age group will become eligible Saturday to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments.As of Saturday at 8 a.m., individuals 76 and older can book appointments through the Saskatchewan Health Autho...
Mar 12, 2021
Toronot Maple Leafs acquire Finnish goalie Veini Vehvilainen in trade with Jackets
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to the Columbus Blue Jackets for goalie Veini Vehvilainen on Friday. Vehvilainen made his NHL debut with Columbus on March 6. The 24-...
Mar 12, 2021
Former PM Stephen Harper sees new Cold War, this time between U.S. and China
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the world order has returned to a kind of Cold War between two superpowers, this time between the United States and China.While middle-power countrie...
Mar 12, 2021