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Provincial COVID total at 1,376 with eight new cases
There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province on Aug. 5, bringing the total to 1,376 cases.Of the new cases, there are three in the North East, two in the Saskatoon region, two in th...
Aug 05, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Shirley Ann Grau dies at 91
NEW ORLEANS - Shirley Ann Grau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer whose stories and novels told of both the dark secrets and the beauty of the Deep South, has died. She was 91. Grau died Monday ...
Aug 05, 2020

Sports media types adjust on the fly to new normal of league coverage
TORONTO - A couple dozen sportswriters sat physically distanced at a makeshift work area on the 200 level at Rogers Centre for the Toronto Blue Jays' first intrasquad game of summe...
Aug 05, 2020

Professional Fighters League, home to Rory MacDonald, opens up fight library
The Professional Fighters League, home to Canadian welterweight star Rory (Red King) McDonald, is opening up its fight library. The mixed martial arts promotion has unveiled an app with free...
Aug 05, 2020

Battle for donor dollars tightens among Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - New data from Elections Canada offers a glimpse into the fundraising efforts of each Conservative leadership campaign - and how the battle for donor dollars has&...
Aug 05, 2020

Saskatchewan government drops contract with WE Charity over controversy
REGINA - Saskatchewan is the latest province to cut ties with WE Charity, as the organization deals with fallout from a controversial contract with the federal government. The Saskatchewan Party gover...
Aug 05, 2020

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
Facebook's Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok - Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and w...
Aug 05, 2020

Feds look to finalize deal with airlines amid contact-tracing concerns
OTTAWA - As Ottawa and airlines talk about contact tracing, federal officials are trying to sort out how much information companies should provide, and how the data should flow. Concerns about the lev...
Aug 05, 2020

P.A. man shares inspiring tale from walker to poles
A Prince Albert man is sharing his story of the progress he's made learning to be mobile again without his walker.Barry Longjohn, 60, wanted to learn how to walk without such external assistance the m...
Aug 05, 2020

Leadership apologizes after report finds systemic racism at human rights museum
WINNIPEG - Leadership at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is apologizing after an independent report found employees experienced systemic racism and other mistreatment while working at the Winnipe...
Aug 05, 2020