Author Archives:
Cossette making a name for himself in AAA hockey league
There seems to be no stopping Air Ronge's Jacob Cossette, who is currently the scoring leader in the Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League (SMAAAL). Cossette, 17, is a left winger and assistant capt...
Dec 01, 2021
Saskatchewan RCMP investigating suspicious death around Carrot River
Three Saskatchewan RCMP detachments have combined forces to investigate a suspicious death. Saskatchewan RCMP, Carrot River RCMP and Nipawin RCMP detachments with the help of RCMP identification servi...
Dec 01, 2021
Fauci: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study th...
Dec 01, 2021
Canadian bantamweight Josh Hill hits the books in studying mental side of MMA game
Canadian bantamweight (Gentleman) Josh Hill had had to battle performance anxiety as well as his opponents during his mixed martial arts career. So the 35-year-old from Fonthill, Ont., decided to do s...
Dec 01, 2021
NHL Notebook: Maple Leafs look to build on November to remember
The Maple Leafs were on the ropes. Down 2-0 after the first period to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Oct. 27, Toronto's season could have very well careened completely off the ra...
Dec 01, 2021
Feds open bids for 'major attraction' in renewed bid for major land project in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A federal agency is swinging open the doors for companies to propose one or more attractions to anchor a major land development project near the capital's downtown. The sprawling 29-hectare s...
Dec 01, 2021
Ottawa, provinces mull expansion of COVID-19 tests for arriving American travellers
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says it's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the ...
Dec 01, 2021
Give a Little Life Day to support ‘greatest, most urgent needs’ of Victoria Hospital
Dr. James Harris has been a family physician in Prince Albert since 1983. While he has dedicated his life's work to helping others, he never thought it would be he who needed help as a critical care p...
Dec 01, 2021
Dumping day: Lobster fishing season opens in southwestern Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early today in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada. The annual event off southwestern Nova Scotia is known as "dumping day," as th...
Dec 01, 2021
Dozens of weather warnings in effect across soaked British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A landslide closed traffic today on the same highway near Agassiz, B.C., where motorists were trapped between slides caused by major rainstorms last month. DriveBC says the road has been r...
Dec 01, 2021
