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Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a sig...
Aug 25, 2021
Cellphone, internet bill election promises need competition focus, telecom watchers
TORONTO - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh promised to shave significant sums off cellphone and internet bills Wednesday, but telecommunications experts say consumers would benefit more if parties help smalle...
Aug 25, 2021
Three more Elks players test positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 12
EDMONTON - Three more Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Twelve players have now returned positive tests since the team got back to to Edmonton ...
Aug 25, 2021
One man seriously injured after Highway 2 crash
Prince Albert RCMP is investigating after a two-car crash on Highway 2. The crash happened last night just after 5:00, north of St. Louis.According to RCMP, the crash was a head-on collision. A woman ...
Aug 25, 2021
Police investigating Castle disappearance as suspicious
The Prince Albert Police Service provided an update on a missing person's case that has been under investigation for two weeks. They're confirming they are still working on finding 28-year-old Crystal...
Aug 25, 2021
Province reports 216 new cases of COVID-19, 171 false positives removed from count
Another 216 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the provincial government. This brings the total cases in Saskatchewan to 52,845 reported cases; 1,528 cases considered active and 50,725 ...
Aug 25, 2021
Blinken estimates 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests that part of the U.S.-led airlift...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian Championship pits Whitecaps against Pacific FC in inaugural B.C. derby
VANCOUVER - Winning a Canadian Championship has become a fixation for head coach Marc Dos Santos and his Vancouver Whitecaps. It's been seven years since the club hoisted the Voyagers Cup, and the lac...
Aug 25, 2021
Alberta, Saskatchewan not planning to follow B.C. and Manitoba on broad mask mandates
EDMONTON - Alberta and Saskatchewan say they are not planning to follow broad mask mandates announced this week by neighbouring western provinces. Manitoba and British Columbia are reintroducing mask ...
Aug 25, 2021
Sask Polytechnic and U-Sask draw line in sand on vaccination
Universities across the country are starting to unveil their plans for the school year ahead, and most of them include some form of vaccine requirement. This will be true for both the University of Sa...
Aug 25, 2021
