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B.C.'s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results

VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ba...

Oct 18, 2020

Organizers exhort women to vote for change at US rallies

Thousands of mostly young women in masks rallied Saturday in the nation's capital and other U.S. cities, exhorting voters to oppose President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates in the N...

Oct 17, 2020

Chief public health officer calls for continued 'collective effort' against COVID-19

TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer urged residents to continue making a "collective effort" to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday as parts of the country braced for new rounds of res...

Oct 17, 2020

Early figures for new aid and EI provide glimpse of how post-CERB supports to be used

OTTAWA - The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new figures show, as a key COVID-19 benefit wound down.A breakdown of applications for the simplifi...

Oct 17, 2020

SJHL approved to begin season

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has announced they have been approved to begin play effective immediately.According to a post on their Facebook page, fans will be allowed in arenas but on...

Oct 16, 2020

Buffalo Narrows family caught in snowstorm rescued by volunteers

Three residents of Buffalo Narrows are safe after a sudden snowstorm stranded them at a cabin at Carswell Lake.Brian and Shelly MacDonald, along with their three-year-old granddaughter, had spent a co...

Oct 16, 2020

RCMP asking for public's assistance after multiple shots fired at Meadow Lake home

Police are asking for the public's help after multiple shots were reported to have been fired at a home in Meadow Lake overnight Thursday.Meadow Lake RCMP are looking for information to help identify ...

Oct 16, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting residents of possible COVID-19 exposures in the province.According to a media release, the SHA is instructing those who were at the locations on the...

Oct 16, 2020

Provinces need to address racism in the health-care system: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces must do more to address racism in the health-care system, saying reconciliation with Indigenous people is not up to the federal government alone. ...

Oct 16, 2020

Premier Moe questioned about suicide prevention, reaction to Durocher during provincial debate

Premier Scott Moe was put on the spot during the provincial leaders debate Wednesday on if he regrets not speaking to Tristen Durocher or taking him to court.The topic of suicide prevention was brough...

Oct 15, 2020