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Millions invested this year into provincial park improvements
The provincial government has made a total investment of $14.6 million to be made across Saskatchewan's provincial parks system this year. More than $6.7 million is for facility and infrastructure imp...
Aug 27, 2020

From 'seaman' to 'sailor': the Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is changing the titles of its junior ranks to be more inclusive. The references to "seaman" in the English-language designations - ordinary, able, leading an...
Aug 27, 2020

Canada-China COVID-19 vaccine trials abandoned: National Research Council
HALIFAX - A COVID-19 vaccine-development partnership between China's CanSino Biologics and Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia has been abandoned. The National Research Council of Canada sai...
Aug 27, 2020

'Black Lady Sketch Show' creator relishes Emmy nod firsts
LOS ANGELES - Robin Thede's face lights up when she hears that the deliciously clever humour of her "A Black Lady Sketch Show" provokes a laugh-out-loud response. "That means the most. That's the whol...
Aug 27, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Raptors game postponed, but NBA plans to resume playoffs: AP source
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors' playoff game against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night has been postponed in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting in Wisconsin, but the NBA says ...
Aug 27, 2020

Hunters asked to be fire aware this fall
After a rainy start to the year across the province, things have dried out over the last month which has created an elevated wildfire risk as hunting season arrives.As hunters head out on the land, th...
Aug 27, 2020
Sask. first-quarter budget update projects deficit of $2.1B in 2020-21
The Government of Saskatchewan is projecting a $2.1-billion deficit for 2020-21 in its first-quarter budget update.That's $296 million better than was predicted in the provincial budget released in Ju...
Aug 27, 2020

Canada's Woods expects 2020 version of Tour de France to be mentally draining
Delayed due to the global pandemic but still taking place under the spectre of COVID-19, this year's Tour de France promises to be like no other. The 21-stage, 3,484-kilometre race starts Saturda...
Aug 27, 2020

Hockey Diversity Alliance asks NHL to suspend Thursday's playoff games
A group advocating for diversity in hockey is calling for the NHL to suspend Thursday's playoff games in the aftermath of a police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last wee...
Aug 27, 2020

Democrats deploy Harris in hopes of upstaging Trump's convention finale
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will close out his party's national convention tonight by basking in the Republican limelight - but one of his Democrat rivals hopes to spoil the celebration. Sen. Kamala Har...
Aug 27, 2020