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Coast guard's marine watch desk reports sightings in real time to protect B.C. orcas
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard will report whale sightings in real time from a new marine mammal desk established to protect endangered southern resident killer whales and other cetaceans in Brit...
Jan 14, 2021
UFC won't punish fighters for marijuana use in policy change
The UFC will no longer punish fighters for using marijuana in most cases, making a major change to its anti-doping policy. The world's largest mixed martial arts promotion confirmed Thursday that it w...
Jan 14, 2021
'Ramp up' of vaccine delivery in Canada not expected until April, Fortin says
OTTAWA - Canada should start getting two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered weekly in April, meaning the "ramp up" phase of Canada's vaccine rollout is still more than two months away. Maj.-...
Jan 14, 2021
Ice covered roads pose biggest issue in winter storm for the northeast
It appears as though Melfort only received a light punch in the winter storm that wreaked havoc across the province on Wednesday and Thursday morning.Wind gusts were well above 100 km/hr in Saskatoon ...
Jan 14, 2021
Bid by Allan Legere for parole prompts debate over whether release laws need review
Serial killer Allan Legere is permitted to keep seeking parole - and that has federal politicians and a former jailer suggesting release laws may need to be changed to ensure he doesn't succeed. The p...
Jan 14, 2021
Former Taekwondo Canada coach found guilty of sex-related offences involving student
TORONTO - A high-level taekwondo coach gradually took control of a teenage student's life, abusing his position of trust as he began a years-long stretch of escalating sexual assaults that culminated ...
Jan 14, 2021
Sask. Hockey says return to games by end of March 'is looking bleak'
A return to hockey games in the province is "unlikely to happen before the end of March," the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (Sask. Hockey) said in a release on Thursday. With Saskatchewan ranking am...
Jan 14, 2021
Saskatchewan storm produces weird weather phenomenon
What looks like the remnants of a massive snowball fight can be seen across Saskatchewan today.In the wake of Wednesday night's storm, people are finding what are called "snow rollers" in their yards ...
Jan 14, 2021
Wife of Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 pleads with people to get vaccinated
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The wife of a Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 after contracting it in his community is urging the territory's residents to get vaccinated. Diane Sammurtok's husband Luki died in ...
Jan 14, 2021
Chief medical health officer hints at further restrictions
Saskatchewan's chief medical officer of health sent a strong signal that tighter COVID-19 restrictions are coming.Speaking to Gormley on Thursday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab said the measures put in pla...
Jan 14, 2021
