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Paper Excellence announces new scholarships; further signal of commitment to P.A.

Pulp and paper company Paper Excellence - which owns the currently shuttered mill in Prince Albert - has announced the creation of new scholarships. These are for Mtis students who live in the communi...

Apr 21, 2021

Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that to...

Apr 20, 2021

STARS Ambulance keeping the fight in flight

In less than 24 hours, one of STARS Air Ambulance's most critical missions will take off; The Critical Care on the Air Radiothon fundraiser hits the airwaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow. According to STARS, ev...

Apr 20, 2021

Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout

More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...

Apr 20, 2021

Pattison Media announces 2021 Prairie Equity Scholarship competition

Broadcast and digital media students who are part of under-represented groups can apply for a scholarship sponsored by Pattison Media, formerly the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.The 2021 Prairie Equity...

Apr 19, 2021

Government reports half of Saskatchewan residents 40+ received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Saskatchewan government has reported that 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 40+ have now received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Status of Priority Population Vaccinations, as of...

Apr 19, 2021

Federal government to send health-care workers to Ontario, Trudeau says

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says federal departments and some Canadian provinces are working to send health-care workers and equipment to help Ontario as it battles record-breaking COVID-...

Apr 18, 2021

Memorial service in Nova Scotia marks one year since mass shooting started

TRURO, N.S. - A memorial service is planned for today in central Nova Scotia to honour the 22 people killed by a lone gunman one year ago. The closed service at Truro's First United Church, which will...

Apr 18, 2021

Some Jan. 6 defendants try to use journalism as riot defence

The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some o...

Apr 18, 2021

Alberta confirms country's second blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine dose

Alberta has confirmed a rare blood clot case in a patient who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the province's chief medical officer of health announced on Saturday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the ...

Apr 17, 2021