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Saskatchewan schools to reopen in the fall for 2020-21 school year
Students and staff members are to be going back to school in Saskatchewan in the fall.In a media release Tuesday, Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced in-person classes are to resume in prekinder...
Jun 09, 2020

New York moves swiftly toward eliminating police secrecy law
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers striving for a new era of police accountability are poised to repeal a state law that has long kept police officers' disciplinary records secret, one of several steps...
Jun 09, 2020

Pursue Iran in international court over shootdown: victims' family spokesman
OTTAWA - A Canadian spokesman for families and loved ones who were killed in Iran's Jan. 8 shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner says the regime is waging psychological warfare against them by refusing to...
Jun 09, 2020

Experts say not enough proof expensive body cameras will reduce police violence
Ottawa is considering outfitting Canadian police with cameras following protests against violence by some officers, but experts say there is not enough proof the expensive technology is effective. "Th...
Jun 09, 2020

Divorce reforms delayed as experts brace for post-pandemic surge in divorces
OTTAWA - Family law experts say the delay in implementing reforms to Canada's Divorce Act is particularly untimely - coming just as they're bracing for a surge of women seeking divorces...
Jun 09, 2020

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Ongoing protests responding to the death o...
Jun 09, 2020

Two new cases of COVID-19 reported with one in Far North
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the province, with one in the Far North region and the other in the Saskatoon region. The new provincial total is 656. Of those cases, 19 are considered...
Jun 09, 2020

Nurse: This is a historic opportunity to make some lasting change.
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors may finally get a chance to resume their title defence if the NBA restarts late next month in Orlando. But coach Nick Nurse said since the d...
Jun 09, 2020

NewsAlert: Alberta to reopen theatres, casinos, churches on Friday
EDMONTON - Alberta plans to reopen movie theatres, gyms, pools, libraries, casinos and churches on Friday, a week earlier than planned. Premier Jason Kenney says the province has been doing well in it...
Jun 09, 2020

Long-awaited Manitou Reflections project installed
A large piece of art was added to the Saskatchewan's landscape over the weekend at Manitou Beach.The Manitou Reflections project has been in the works by a trio of artists from Manitou for a couple of...
Jun 09, 2020