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Hickie runs for mayor, takes shots at Dionne
Former Prince Albert Carlton MLA Darryl Hickie has formally entered the mayoral race for the Nov. 9 civic election. The recently retired former Prince Albert police officer, now in his mid-fifties, pr...
Aug 04, 2020
Victims of Don Meredith say Senate compensation process 'totally unacceptable'
OTTAWA - Two women who worked for former senator Don Meredith say the independent process established by the Senate to determine compensation for Meredith's harassment victims...
Aug 04, 2020
Evidence suggests older children biggest vectors, says Blondeau
With the Saskatchewan government set to unveil its plan for returning students to schools, the head of clinical microbiology at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital says the most up-to-date evidence ...
Aug 04, 2020
First Job, First Paycheque: Help Your Teen Navigate the Basics of Earning, Banking and Saving.
Although it's still an uncertain time when it comes to employment, eventually your child will be ready to get their first job, and this will be an exciting new phase. As they move towards increased in...
Aug 04, 2020
Sask. to unveil back-to-school plan at 2:30 p.m.
The Government of Saskatchewan is to release the details Tuesday of its back-to-school plan for students and teachers.The province closed schools in March due to COVID-19, but provided online learning...
Aug 04, 2020
Football (or not) in the Time of Covid
I suspect we are in the last stages of whether the Canadian Football League will operate a season in 2020 as the league has struck out with the federal government on a number of occasions and how has ...
Aug 04, 2020
John Arcand Fiddle Fest Virtual Concert
Due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of the 2020 John Arcand Fiddle Fest, we decided to mark our Fiddle Fest weekend, by bringing you a virtual concert. We hope you'll enjoy these performances from so...
Aug 04, 2020
Surface of Mars shows scars of glaciers just like Canada's High Arctic: study
VANCOUVER - The deep valleys scarred into the surface of Mars under thick sheets of ice show that the planet once mirrored the Canadian High Arctic, says a new study. Published Monday in the journal N...
Aug 04, 2020
First-year Argos head coach Dinwiddie dealing with COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty
TORONTO - There was no doubt in Ryan Dinwiddie's mind this off-season that he was ready to become a CFL head coach. But nothing could've prepared him for the challenge of preparing for his f...
Aug 04, 2020
Insured damage costs rise to $522M for spring flood in Fort McMurray
EDMONTON - An April flood that led to the evacuation of several northern Alberta communities caused more than half a billion dollars in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the cos...
Aug 04, 2020
