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Conservative 'mini-caucus' on vaccine mandates won't contradict O'Toole, says MP
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP who is part of a group planning to advocate for those facing consequences for being unvaccinated against COVID-19 said Friday the cohort won't do anything to contradict Lead...
Nov 05, 2021
Doctors direct tough questions to Merriman during SMA’s fall assembly
Health Minister Paul Merriman and Rural and Remote Minister of Health Everett Findlay were in the proverbial hot seat Friday during the Saskatchewan Medical Association's fall assembly.Two assemblies ...
Nov 05, 2021
SHA employee vaccine program to start this month
This month, all Saskatchewan Health Authority employees will have to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to a testing program on their own dime.In mid-October, employees had to decla...
Nov 05, 2021
Riders’ Dupuis, Olympian Benfeito rebuilding after destructive condo fire
Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Alexandre Dupuis and Olympic diver Meaghan Benfeito have been through a lot in their relationship - including a condo fire that destroyed almost everything they owned...
Nov 05, 2021
Riders looking for third straight win in showdown with Elks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to continue to build momentum - and get closer to a home playoff game - on Friday with the first of back-to-back games against the Edmonton Elks.The Riders (7-4)...
Nov 05, 2021
Industry group says climate pledges risk making Canada an outlier with competitors
Canada's climate pledges risk putting the country out of step with its economic competitors, the head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said Friday. Tim McMillan says that as Canada i...
Nov 05, 2021
Toronto FC has the chance for some payback against D.C. United in MLS season finale
TORONTO - A 7-1 drubbing at the hands of D.C. United on July 3 was the nadir of Toronto FC's dismal MLS season. First-year coach Chris Armas was fired the next day in the wake of the 1-8-2 club suffer...
Nov 05, 2021
Province reports 141 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 141 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (two), North West ...
Nov 05, 2021
British Columbia phasing out mink farms because of COVID-19 spread
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is phasing out mink farming because the threat of COVID-19 transmission is too great. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says mink are a rese...
Nov 05, 2021
Cuomo prosecutor seeks more time to finish investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman has asked a judge for more time, saying the criminal complaint filed last week by the l...
Nov 05, 2021
