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USask providing mentorship to Indigenous high school students
There's a new program that helps provide Indigenous high school students with mentors at the University of Saskatchewan.The Building Intercultural Resilience Mentorship program (BIRM) connects volunte...
Dec 15, 2021
SaskPower keeps carbon tax rate steady for 2022
SaskPower is giving its customers a break on the federal carbon tax.In a media release Wednesday, the Crown corporation announced its customers will pay the same carbon tax rate as they did in 2021 - ...
Dec 15, 2021
O’Day set to begin work on Riders’ lengthy free-agent list
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day has his own list to worry about at this time of year.O'Day's work has already started when it comes to planning how the 2022 edition of the Riders...
Dec 15, 2021
Critics still worried about immigration backlog after feds pledge $85M
OTTAWA - Opposition critics say they're still skeptical the federal government will be able to quickly plow through the massive backlog in immigration applications after Trudeau's Liberals promised to...
Dec 15, 2021
No shortage here: Christmas tree sales start early, hold steady in Prince Albert
If you've been waiting to go out and buy a natural tree for Christmas, you might not want to wait too much longer. The season started early for Gaudet Trees, and people have been starting to pick them...
Dec 15, 2021
Man dead in standoff with RCMP at Montreal Lake Cree Nation
An armed man has been declared dead after he was shot by police on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation.Around 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, officers from Waskesiu RCMP responded to a report of an armed man in a hom...
Dec 15, 2021
Seven Flames players, three coaches and seven support staff enter COVID-19 protocol
CALGARY - Seven players, three coaches and seven support staff with the Calgary Flames were the latest members of the organization to be added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. The team, which has ...
Dec 15, 2021
Judge stays prosecution of man accused of trying to spy for China
OTTAWA - A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial. Ontario Superior Court Justic...
Dec 15, 2021
Christmas Traditions
And here we are the middle of December, counting down sleeps to Christmas Day. Our to do list is getting longer. Are the lights lit up outside? Did we decorate the inside of our house? Did we put up a...
Dec 15, 2021
Father of murdered Quebec girl, 7, pleads guilty to forcible confinement charge
MONTREAL - The father of a seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose 2019 murder shocked the province and led to an inquiry has pleaded guilty to a forcible confinement charge. He pleaded guilty be...
Dec 15, 2021
