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Council boosts funding to community clubs
Prince Albert City Council has boosted funding to community clubs in the hope the facilities can open the usual amount of outdoor ice surfaces with normal hours amid a particularly difficult year. Dir...
Jan 07, 2021
At least two senators left country amid COVID-19 pandemic, six not saying
OTTAWA - Don Plett is facing calls for his resignation as Conservative leader in the Senate after choosing to travel to Mexico over the holidays. But Plett is not the only senator who travelled abroad...
Jan 07, 2021
Lawmakers openly discuss ousting Trump, possible impeachment
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn't removed, the House may move for...
Jan 07, 2021
Province records 334 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of today there have been 4,832 COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in the province.This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program and 233 sec...
Jan 07, 2021
Far North East to receive Moderna vaccine, after previously being excluded from rollout plans
When the Saskatchewan government initially announced its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans in December, it didn't include the Far North East region to receive it in the rollout's first stage. However, th...
Jan 07, 2021
Montreal Canadiens can play home games during Quebec curfew
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens will be able to play home games despite the Quebec government's imposition of a curfew imposed in the hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the province. Premier...
Jan 07, 2021
Former Roughriders QB Sarkisian looking to leave Crimson Tide program on winning note
He's the new head coach at the University of Texas, but former CFL quarterback Steve Sarkisian has a little unfinished business to take care of before heading to the Lone Star State. Sarkisian will co...
Jan 07, 2021
Manhunt fallout: Premier calls on the RCMP to improve emergency alert protocols
HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia says the RCMP must change how they alert the public to dangerous incidents following the high-profile arrest of a gunman who remained at large for 19 hours. Stephe...
Jan 07, 2021
Health-care professionals ready to help but some say vaccine rollout too slow
VANCOUVER - Marcia Carr returned to nursing during the first wave of the pandemic after four years in retirement and now wants to "hit the ground running" to help vaccinate as many people as possible....
Jan 07, 2021
Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labour secretary
BOSTON - President-elect Joe Biden will select Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his labour secretary, according to a source familiar with the decision, choosing a former union worker who shares his Irish A...
Jan 07, 2021
