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Wildfire season moderate, but residents encouraged to use common sense as province reopens
Favourable weather and a decrease in human-caused fires have helped keep the 2020 wildfire season fairly quiet, according to a spokesperson for Saskatchewan's Public Safety Agency (SPSA).There have be...
Jul 21, 2020

Local entrepreneur launches clothing line with environmental focus
A local entrepreneur is looking to give back to her community with her latest clothing line.Vast Wilderness Co. is a clothing line created by Dorintosh resident Shaena Thompson. With the sale of each ...
Jul 20, 2020

Cumberland House, Île-à-la-Crosse water levels set to peak this week
Water levels near Cumberland House and le--la-Crosse are expected to peak in the coming days. That's according to the Water Security Agency, which issued an update for northern Saskatchewan this after...
Jul 20, 2020

RCMP calling Sask youth to join the province's first Youth Advisory Committee
Saskatchewan RCMP is launching its first provincial Youth Advisory Committee dedicated toward engaging youth in Saskatchewan. Laili Yazdani, Community Program Officer (CPO) with Crime Reduction and Cr...
Jul 20, 2020

Humboldt Broncos assistant coach charged with assault
We now know more about why the Humboldt Broncos have suspended one of their assistant coaches.According to RCMP Spokesperson Rob King, Curtis Toneff has been charged with assault in connection to a Ma...
Jul 20, 2020

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
LONDON - Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.Briti...
Jul 20, 2020

Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory
MONTREAL - As Quebec introduced mandatory masks in indoor public places this weekend, there's been some notable push back from residents who don't want to wear one. On Saturday, Quebec became the firs...
Jul 19, 2020

Blue Jays could share MLB ballpark with another team for 60-game season
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass doesn't want to settle on using a minor-league field for a home ballpark this season. And the team's front office seems to agree. Bass, who joined the Blue...
Jul 19, 2020

Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash in Alberta Rockies
COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - A lone RCMP truck with its lights flashing guarded the entrance to the road on Sunday where a snow coach crash killed at least three people and left 14 others badly hurt. Th...
Jul 19, 2020

Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto after federal government rejects plan
22TORONTO - The Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club's plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday.While the government gave the green light ...
Jul 19, 2020