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SHA to increase staff screening protocols for virus
Starting tomorrow, SHA will have increased screening and masking requirements for staff members entering health facilities across the province.Staff, physicians, learners, trainees, vendors and contra...
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Government enacts stricter quarantine measures for returnees to Canada
OTTAWA - Starting at midnight, the federal government says all people returning to Canada will have to check in to a hotel or other designated site unless they have an acceptable self-quarantine plan....
Apr 14, 2020
Sask Cyber Parks Trivia Tuesday
SaskCyberParks: Trivia TuesdayPut your knowledge of Moose Mountain Provincial Park to the test!Go to our Facebook page to start the quiz.#saskcyberparks
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau promises $130M in COVID-19 aid for vulnerable northern communities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend $130 million to help northern communities maintain supply chains and shore up health and social service systems to withsta...
Apr 14, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions won't be lifted any time soon, says Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border won't be eased any time soon. Trudeau says Canada is still very much in the control-and-contain phase o...
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau: Feds ready to send provinces cash to top-up worker salaries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to send money to provinces that want to provide salary top-ups to workers deemed essential. The extra cash would be design...
Apr 14, 2020
Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips
OTTAWA - Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are fighting off criticism that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willin...
Apr 14, 2020
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Kris Versteeg announces retirement from NHL
TORONTO - Two-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Versteeg has retired after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old forward from Lethbridge, Alta., amassed 149 goals and 209 assists in 643 regular-season games, a...
Apr 14, 2020
MLS tempers season expectations, says return in mid-May is extremely unlikely
TORONTO - Major League Soccer conceded Tuesday that a return to play in mid-May is "extremely unlikely," as is fitting in the entire season. Like many leagues, the North American soccer circuit announ...
Apr 14, 2020
Don’t Expect a CFL Season
The air of unreality surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic has many sports fans wondering how and in what form the seasons for their respective sports could be salvaged this year.That includes us CFL fans...
Apr 14, 2020