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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Trudeau's talk of more Canadian defence spending
OTTAWA - The head of the NATO military alliance says he welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's assertion that Canada will be looking at increasing its military spending following Russia's invasion o...
Mar 09, 2022
Dems pushing Ukraine aid, $1.5T budget package through House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats began pushing $13.6 billion in aid for besieged Ukraine and European allies through the House on Wednesday, part of a $1.5 trillion bipartisan compromise to finance federal...
Mar 09, 2022
Tory critic asks privacy commissioner to investigate hack of convoy fundraising site
OTTAWA - The Conservative critic for ethics and accountable government says he has asked the privacy commissioner to investigate the hacking of a crowdfunding platform that raised money for convoy pro...
Mar 09, 2022
Rain, wind, and snow: Wild temperature swings in store for rest of the week
March is often the time of year in Saskatchewan where winter starts a tentative transition into spring. This week, however, it's going to be caught somewhere between the two seasons. With some freezin...
Mar 09, 2022
Hall of Famers Lafleur, McDonald and St-Pierre named to Order of Hockey in Canada
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Hockey Hall of Famers Guy Lafleur, Lanny McDonald and Kim St-Pierre have been named to the Order of Hockey in Canada class of 2022. Lafleur had a storied 17-year career, primaril...
Mar 09, 2022
Nunavut aims to lift public health emergency, COVID-19 restrictions in April
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says the territory will aim to end its public health emergency on April 11. Dr. Michael Patterson says COVID-19 public health measures will als...
Mar 09, 2022
Colorado elections clerk indicted in voting system breach
A grand jury in Colorado has indicted a county election clerk who sowed doubt about the 2020 presidential election, alleging she was part of a "deceptive scheme" to breach voting system technology tha...
Mar 09, 2022
Spouse of N.S. mass shooter to face restorative justice on ammunition charge
HALIFAX - A criminal charge against the common-law spouse of the man who killed 22 people in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting has been referred to the province's restorative justice program, clearin...
Mar 09, 2022
Reports of Ukraine charity scams begin to surface
Saskatchewan residents are donating by the millions to help Ukraine, unfortunately, a few scammers are trying to take advantage of that goodwill.According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, three diff...
Mar 09, 2022
Saskatchewan NDP calling for return of daily COVID data
It has been several weeks since the Saskatchewan government decided to do away with daily reporting of things like new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and instead switched to a weekly epi...
Mar 09, 2022
