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Province reports 27 new cases in Saskatchewan, 17 in northern zones
There are 27 new cases of COVID-19, and 47 recoveries, to report in Saskatchewan on July 13. This brings the provincial total to 49,304 cases; 48,356 total recoveries and 375 cases are considered acti...
Jul 13, 2021
Funding secured for Buckland Bridge replacement
Construction of a new bridge in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland is moving forward now that funding has been secured from both the provincial and federal levels of government.On Tuesday, more t...
Jul 13, 2021
Trudeau defends Canada's early response to COVID-19 but admits room for improvement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are ways to improve Canada's early pandemic alert and response systems, but insists Canada's top public health officials did start building a national...
Jul 13, 2021
Man remains in ICU, following altercation with Saskatoon Police
A man who was mistaken for another suspect, remains in intensive care in a Saskatoon hospital with significant brain injuries, according to family.Raymond Montgrand, 51, was arrested in Saskatoon on J...
Jul 13, 2021
Whitecaps fire esports gamer for 'inappropriate and unprofessional' comments
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired esports gamer Agit (AgitPower) Katilmis, citing "inappropriate and unprofessional comments" during a recent online game. The Whitecaps, who announced the...
Jul 13, 2021
Man who escaped custody arrested in Melfort
A man who had escaped custody from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp on Canada Day has been located.Thirty-six year old Tyrone Rogers was located outside a business in Melfort on Monday and was arrested ...
Jul 13, 2021
Four dead, one missing after collapse of crane in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Mounties say four people were killed and a fifth person is missing after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C. Insp. Adam MacIntosh says four people at the site, all construction work...
Jul 13, 2021
US COVID-19 case are rising again, doubling over three weeks
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vac...
Jul 13, 2021
N.S. becomes second province to sign on to federal Liberals' child-care subsidy plan
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the second province to sign on to a federal program that would fund thousands of subsidized daycare spots, in a deal that plays into the prime minister's and premier's...
Jul 13, 2021
Prison sentence increased to 16 years for Quebec's 'pilot to the stars'
MONTREAL - A Quebec man dubbed the "pilot to the stars" has been sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison after a Quebec court ruled he must serve two prison sentences consecutively. In a decision r...
Jul 13, 2021
