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‘Five years of weight off my shoulders:’ Saskatoon’s safe consumption site to open Oct. 1
Saskatoon now has an opening date for the province's first safe consumption site.Prairie Harm Reduction - rebranded from AIDS Saskatoon - announced on Tuesday that the consumption site will open in a ...
Jul 29, 2020
Saskatoon city council looking at mandatory mask options
Saskatoon won't be implementing a mandatory mask policy until at least the end of August.City officials told councillors on Monday they are preparing reports on where the City would have authority to ...
Jul 29, 2020
NDP calls on province to push back rental eviction moratorium expiration
The Saskatchewan NDP want the provincial government to extend a pandemic moratorium on rental evictions.The province announced that hearings for non-urgent eviction matters will begin again on Aug.4. ...
Jul 29, 2020
Inquest to probe police killing of Indigenous man, New Brunswick says
FREDERICTON - A coroner's inquest will look into the police killing of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick in June. The provincial government says the Rodney Levi inquest will start after investigation...
Jul 29, 2020
Family death a catalyst for the career of CFL great Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt said he's blessed to have had the football career he did.But the event that turned the focus of the Saskatchewan Roughriders great to the sport was anything but a blessing."I still remembe...
Jul 29, 2020
Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is expressing concern that the viral outbreak will act as a drag on the economy and hiring in coming months and that it plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest...
Jul 29, 2020
AP source: Another Marlins player tests positive; 16 total
NEW YORK - Another player with the Miami Marlins has tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the team's total to 16 players, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person spoke to T...
Jul 29, 2020
Northwest Community Lodge Association breaks ground on dream home project
The Northwest Community Lodge Association (NCLA) members were pleased to break ground today at 20 Gibson Crescent for its dream home project.The city donated the land to build the dream home. Once sol...
Jul 29, 2020
Cycling Canada announces road and track teams for the Tokyo Olympics
OTTAWA - Cycling Canada has nominated its road and track teams for the Tokyo Olympics. The organizations said Wednesday in a joint press release with the Canadian Olympic Committee that nine women and...
Jul 29, 2020
Wolfpack star Sonny Bill Williams headed to the NRL's Sydney Roosters
Toronto Wolfpack star Sonny Bill Williams is on the move, with the Sydney Roosters looking forward to adding the former All Black to its lineup. The former All Black posted a social media photo of him...
Jul 29, 2020