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Canada advances to Para Hockey Cup final with 4-1 win over Czechs
OSTRAVA, Czechia - Canada reached the final of the International Para Hockey Cup with a 4-1 semifinal win over the host Czechs on Wednesday. The Canadians will face the United States for gold Friday i...
Sep 28, 2022

Saskatchewan population jumps thanks to international immigration
Between April and July this year, Saskatchewan saw its largest-ever population jump - 6,465 people.Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison said that's very good news."To see the growth that we have had i...
Sep 28, 2022

All adults eligible for Moderna bivalent booster starting Thursday
Starting Thursday, any adult eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose in Saskatchewan can get Moderna's bivalent vaccine.According to the Ministry of Health, the boosters are available through Saskatchewa...
Sep 28, 2022

Music From An Indigenous Perspective: Free Workshop
Music From An Indigenous Perspective: Free Workshop featuring Diyet van Lieshout, with music by The Love Soldiers:WHEN: Thursday, September 29, 7pmWHERE: EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts (142 12th St ...
Sep 28, 2022

Parliament passes law allowing jurors to disclose information to health providers
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed a new law that allows jurors to disclose information about jury proceedings to health care professionals. The bill creates a carve-out in Canada's strict jury secrecy ru...
Sep 28, 2022

N.W.T. confirms first case of avian influenza in wild bird
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has confirmed its first case of avian influenza in a wild bird found in Yellowknife. The territorial government said Wednesday that the herring gull was submitt...
Sep 28, 2022

California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities said Wednesday. Ha...
Sep 28, 2022

Enbridge sells minority stake in seven pipelines to Indigenous communities
Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to sell a minority stake in seven pipelines in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta to a group of 23 First Nation and Mtis communities for $1.12 billion. Alberta pr...
Sep 28, 2022

NHL monitoring Aquilini's family court proceeding, after allegations of child abuse
VANCOUVER - The National Hockey League says it is monitoring the family court proceedings of Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini, who has denied accusations by ex-wife Tali'ah that he abused th...
Sep 28, 2022

Federal cybersecurity bill threatens privacy, transparency, civil society groups say
OTTAWA - Several civil society groups are pushing for changes to the Liberal government's cybersecurity bill, saying it would undermine privacy, accountability and judicial transparency. In an open le...
Sep 28, 2022