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Body of missing boater located at Bittern Lake
A six-day search for a missing boater at Bittern Lake in Northern Saskatchewan has concluded with some grim news. Spokespersons for both Prince Albert Grand Council and the HEART rescue team have conf...
Aug 20, 2020
AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William B...
Aug 20, 2020
Quebec trampoline and laser tag centre turns to homeschooling, sparking controversy
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area trampoline and laser tag centre is offering homeschooling services to parents worried about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 20, 2020
Liberals move toward changing federal drug policy as opioid deaths spike
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy and looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. Ottawa launched a national c...
Aug 20, 2020
Prince Albert National Park receives four vehicle charging stations
Parks Canada now has electric vehicle charging stations in 30 parks across the country for visitors to use as part of a plan to make parks more green.According to a media release, in May 2019 Parks Ca...
Aug 20, 2020
NHL Notebook: Canadiens hoping to have Brendan Gallagher for Game 6
TORONTO - Brendan Gallagher dragged the Canadiens into the fight with their backs against the wall. Now they're left to wonder if the heart-and-soul winger will be available when Montre...
Aug 20, 2020
Montreal groups collect race-based COVID-19 data after Quebec flip-flops
MONTREAL - Community groups in Montreal say they had no choice but to go at it alone after the Quebec government went back on a pledge to collect race-based data to help trace the impact of COVID-19 o...
Aug 20, 2020
Dominic LeBlanc meets N.L. Premier Andrew Furey, hints at support for oil sector
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc hinted Thursday that details about federal support for Newfoundland and Labrador's troubled oil and gas sector...
Aug 20, 2020
Gurriel chops Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Phillies in Game 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. chopped a single over a drawn-in infield in the seventh and final inning to drive in Teoscar Hernndez, who earlier made a gutsy baserunning move, and lift the Toron...
Aug 20, 2020
Province records four new cases of COVID-19, nine new recoveries
There are four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,590. Three are from the South Central zone, with the other coming from Saskatoon. There are nine new recoveries. Of...
Aug 20, 2020
