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Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
HOUSTON (AP) - While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as chi...
Sep 13, 2023

Taxi rates rise in La Ronge, ridesharing programs now regulated
Residents of the tri-communities will be paying more if they need a cab. The increase in fares comes after La Ronge council adopted a new Taxi, Limousine, and Vehicles for Hire Bylaw at a regular meet...
Sep 13, 2023

Citing scheduling issues, Canada Soccer opts to skip Pan American Games
Citing scheduling issues, Canada Soccer has opted not to field a women's team in the upcoming Pan American Games. The Games, which run Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile, start before and finish aft...
Sep 13, 2023

Former Sask. hockey player set to star in Season Two of Shoresy
One of the country's more popular TV shows is coming back and some people in Saskatchewan may recognize a familiar face.Season Two of Shoresy, the hit hockey comedy and Letterkenny spinoff, launches o...
Sep 13, 2023

UNESCO approves report outlining threats to Wood Buffalo National Park
The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger. At a meeting in Saudi Arabia, UNESCO delegates...
Sep 13, 2023

Indigenous communities continue to benefit from mobile mental health buses
There is hope that a project providing much-needed mental health care to several Indigenous communities over the past two years will expand. In 2021, the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Mobile Mental H...
Sep 13, 2023

Details reveal clearer picture of snooping within immigration ministry
Details are trickling out about two incidents of snooping within the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training in Saskatchewan.The province's information and privacy commissioner, Ronald Kruzeniski,...
Sep 13, 2023

North Battleford home destroyed by fire, RCMP investigating possible arson
An investigation is underway to find the exact cause of a house fire in North Battleford.The blaze started early in the morning on Sept. 9 with the city's fire department stating the property, in the ...
Sep 13, 2023

John Tavares on the Maple Leafs' off-season of change: 'The page has been turned'
HENDERSON, Nev. - John Tavares could only watch and wait. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain was still processing his team's second-round playoff exit when Kyle Dubas took the stage for an emotional end-...
Sep 13, 2023

Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A judge on Wednesday found that the teachers union in Las Vegas is behind a wave of absences and ordered an end to what she said is "very clearly a strike" during a bitter contract ba...
Sep 13, 2023