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Recovery race on for Blue Jackets, Lightning after quintuple overtime
Massage therapists working on a conveyor belt of sore groins, hips and backs was the aftermath of the NHL's marathon between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 1 of their first-ro...
Aug 12, 2020

Feds seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program
OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with ...
Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...
Aug 12, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,484
There are five new cases and 20 more recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Regina (four) and North Central (one) zones.Of the 1,484 reported cases, 150 are considered...
Aug 12, 2020

Canadian Premier League ready to kick off Island Games in Prince Edward Island
With Major League Soccer having successfully concluded its MLS is Back Tournament, now it's the Canadian Premier League's turn. The Island Games kick off Thursday in Charlottetown with a rematch of la...
Aug 12, 2020

Miller won't rule out COVID-19 pandemic forcing delay of UNDRIP law
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says a Liberal promise to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is still a top priority. But he could not ...
Aug 12, 2020

Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1
TORONTO - Patrice Bergeron scored the winner early in double overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hour...
Aug 12, 2020

US budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year, exceeding any on record, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The nation's budgetar...
Aug 12, 2020

Longtime Winnipeg Jet Bryan Little uncertain about his hockey future
Bryan Little is unsure if or when he'll play in the NHL again. The longest-serving player on the current edition of the Winnipeg Jets awaits confirmation that a season-ending head injury won't po...
Aug 12, 2020

Cyclists pedal from Flying Dust to Beauval to create ongoing suicide crisis awareness
Dozens of cyclists gathered this morning in rain at the Flying Dust band office to make their way from Meadow Lake to Beauval. The event has been happening in the community for 10 years in an effort t...
Aug 12, 2020