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Police issue 32 distracted driving tickets following Circle Drive crash

Saskatoon Police are handing out some swift punishment after hundreds of drivers passing by a serious crash on Circle Drive Thursday were seen taking photos and video by officers at the scene.We'...

Oct 23, 2020

Sask. Elections provides info on voting deadlines amid COVID-19 and ballot counts

Due to the current pandemic, vote-by-mail has become a more viable option to the public. Vote-by-mail began in August, with 61,000 people across the province applying for the service. The deadline to ...

Oct 22, 2020

A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...

Oct 22, 2020

'The most important challenge we have is at the individual level': COVID cases spike in NITHA communities

The decision to impose travel restrictions or place a community on lockdown is at the discretion of the community's leadership, according to the medical health officer for the Norther Inter-Tribal Hea...

Oct 21, 2020

Liberal minority survives confidence vote in the Commons with NDP and Green backing

OTTAWA - The Liberal minority government survives another day after a majority of MPs voted against a Conservative motion to create a special anticorruption committee.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had...

Oct 21, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposure in Sask. communities including P.A.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the residents of possible COVID-19 exposures at businesses in multiple communities including Prince Albert.The SHA is instructing those who were at ...

Oct 21, 2020

Council candidate brings more than 30 years of municipal government experience

Richard Levesque knows the ins and outs of municipal affairs in Meadow Lake. The council incumbent, who won a by-election last November, previously worked for the city from 1981 to 2009 as the assista...

Teena Monteleone Oct 21, 2020

Trudeau Liberals face confidence vote over proposed anticorruption committee

OTTAWA - A dispute over the scope and composition of a House of Commons committee will come to a head today in a vote that could trigger a federal election in the midst of the second deadly wave of CO...

Oct 21, 2020

Province records 44 new COVID-19 cases, working to determine sources of transmission

The province has recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19, and 14 recoveries. The provincial total is now at 2,439 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (one), North We...

Oct 20, 2020

RCMP search for escaped Besnard Lake inmate

Pinehouse Lake RCMP is asking for help to locate an escaped prisoner from Besnard Lake Correctional Facility.Travis Tyler Smith, 29, left the facility at 2:10 p.m. Friday.It's not clear which directio...

Oct 19, 2020