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One new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
The province has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the Saskatoon region.The total amount of reported cases is now at 1,670. Of the total cases, 59 are considered active. A total of 1,587 people hav...
Sep 09, 2020

MN-S files court claim against NexGen Energy over breach of contract in establishment of uranium mine
The Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) has filed a claim against NexGen Energy Ltd. stating NexGen is in breach of its legal obligations under a study agreement that was signed between MN-S and NexGen....
Sep 09, 2020

Duvernay-Tardif will study at Harvard instead of playing in 2020 NFL season
MONTREAL - Super Bowl champion and Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif will spend the next few months studying at one of the world's most prestigious universities. T...
Sep 09, 2020

McBride, Wilkerson among nominees for Kirkus Prize
NEW YORK - Elena Ferrante, James McBride and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees for the Kirkus Prize, a $50,000 honour for the best fiction, nonfiction and children's books. The nominees, six eac...
Sep 09, 2020

Derek Sloan says no regrets over failed bid for Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Derek Sloan, who finished last in the party's recent leadership race, says he has no regrets about his campaign. Sloan says he supports the winner of the race, Erin O'Toole, a...
Sep 09, 2020

Mandela's lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid crusader and Nelson Mandela's personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family said Wednesday. He died of natural causes at home, the family said. Bizos, who came ...
Sep 09, 2020

NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients
NEW YORK - A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacki...
Sep 09, 2020

Ministry of Environment asking hunters to submit heads of animals for Chronic Wasting Disease testing
As part of the Government of Saskatchewan's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Program, the Ministry of Environment is asking hunters to bring in heads of moose, deer and elk from hunting seas...
Sep 09, 2020

Legault, Ford call on Ottawa to increase health transfers to provinces
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to increase health transfers to the provinces, saying sustainable, long-term funding is required on top of the fe...
Sep 09, 2020

Second bid for freedom proves fatal for ball python near Victoria
SAANICH, B.C. - A python that twice escaped from its owner in the Victoria area has not survived its second bid for freedom. Saanich police say the snake, which was nearly 1.5 metres long,&n...
Sep 09, 2020