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Regina to get new Francophone elementary school
Plans are in the works for a new Francophone school to be located in north Regina.The pre-kindergarten to Grade 6 school is expected to have room for 350 students. The Saskatchewan government said in ...
Sep 01, 2020
Saskatchewan Roughrider Day set for Sunday
The Saskatchewan Roughriders won't be playing host to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Labour Day Classic on Sunday, but the Green and White will be throwing a bash at Mosaic Stadium just the same.The...
Sep 01, 2020
List of Roughriders to opt out of contracts grows to 17
A total of 17 players have opted out of their contracts with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in hopes of finding a spot in the NFL.The CFL team announced Monday four more players - defensive backs Hamp C...
Sep 01, 2020
Mnuchin says Trump still wants virus deal with Democrats
WASHINGTON - Pressed by Democrats to quickly negotiate a new coronavirus relief package, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday the administration remains willing to work on a bipartisan agree...
Sep 01, 2020
Ex-Malian president Keita hospitalized at private clinic
BAMAKO, Mali - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, was hospitalized late Tuesday at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old's health a...
Sep 01, 2020
CURLSASK announces Return to Curling Guidelines
With the fall sporting season fast approaching, CURLSASK has announced their Return to Curling Guidelines for the 2020-21 season.As expected, those guidelines include an added emphasis on building and...
Sep 01, 2020
Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly, as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday's repo...
Sep 01, 2020
Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82
VANCOUVER - Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at the age of 82. Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman says as a judicial leader, Finch was strong, steady a...
Sep 01, 2020
Miranda Lambert leads CMA noms, Luke Combs' streak continues
NASHVILLE - Country star Miranda Lambert turns her "Wildcard" into an ace as she's the leading nominee at the 2020 Country Music Association Awards, including her first entertainer of the year nominat...
Sep 01, 2020
Music world to conductor Seiji Ozawa: Happy 85th birthday
BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra is asking the music world to help it celebrate former conductor Seiji Ozawa's 85th birthday Tuesday. The orchestra is encouraging fans to honour his birthday on ...
Sep 01, 2020