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NDP calls on government to give emergency one-off payment to desperate seniors
OTTAWA - New Democrats want the federal government to give the most cash-strapped seniors a one-off emergency payment to help them pay for basics, including food and rent. Rachel Blaney, the NDP's spo...
Jan 22, 2022
Prime minister calls freezing deaths of four near U.S. border mind-boggling, tragic
Canada is doing all it can to stop people from risking their lives by crossing the border illegally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was responding to the deaths of a family that tr...
Jan 22, 2022
Saskatchewan hockey legend Clark Gillies dead at age 67
Clark Gillies, a Regina Pats legend and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, died Friday at the age of 67.The Moose Jaw-born Gillies starred with the Pats from 1971 through '74, winning a Memorial Cup...
Jan 22, 2022
Local clinic appealing for loan forgiveness for P.A. veterinarians due to shortage
Due to a veterinarian shortage in Prince Albert, Park Range Veterinary Services are asking Premier Scott Moe to include P.A. in the Loan Forgiveness Program for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technologi...
Jan 22, 2022
Official: 1 officer killed, 1 seriously hurt in NYC shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department officer was killed and another gravely injured Friday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call, according to a law enforcement official. A sus...
Jan 21, 2022
ICE with 'newfound respect' for Raiders, pull away in 2nd period
The Prince Albert Raiders came into Friday's game with two straight wins in their back pocket against the WHL's top team, the Winnipeg ICE. Connor McClennon and the rest of the ICE seemed to be aware ...
Jan 21, 2022
RCMP issue Canada-wide arrest warrant for Michael Gordon Jackson
The Saskatchewan RCMP has issued a nationwide warrant for Michael Gordon Jackson's arrest.In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Saskatchewan RCMP charged Jackson with one count of abduction in co...
Jan 21, 2022
Mike Edem back for 2022 Riders’ season
Mike Edem will be back next season patrolling the defensive backfield for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The Canadian safety has signed a contract extension to keep him in green and white for 2022, the ...
Jan 21, 2022
Northern Sask. high school testing limits of virtual reality for mental health support
A unique form of technology is being explored to help assist youth in La Loche, dealing with mental health needs.Sask. Polytech has been working with students at the community's Dene high school, expl...
Jan 21, 2022
Ottawa's talks with Quebec shipyard to build much-needed icebreakers shrouded in fog
OTTAWA - Questions are swirling over yet another delay in Ottawa's nearly $100-billion plan to rebuild the fleets of Canada's navy and coast guard - only this time the delay isn't due to the stalled c...
Jan 21, 2022
