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121 Saskatchewan employees part of WestJet layoffs
WestJet has laid off 121 employees in Saskatchewan as the airline deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The airline announced on Wednesday that 3,333 employees would be laid off across the c...
Jun 26, 2020
Potential entertainment district paints promising economic picture
The vision for a new entertainment and commercial district in Prince Albert is a welcome initiative for the local business community.In Thursday's city announcement outlining a recommendation to purch...
Jun 26, 2020
Mayor, former players react to Saskatchewan Roughriders’ financial outlook
There was plenty of reaction to the news about how COVID-19 could affect the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL team announced Wednesday that, in the worst-case scenario of no games being played in 2020...
Jun 26, 2020
1966 Grey Cup champion Dale West reached new heights with Roughriders
Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Dale West has seen the good and the bad when it comes to the Roughriders.West was born in Cabri before his family moved to Saskatoon. His father, Ken, had just got out...
Jun 26, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser says he can help UFC save some money with a win
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser looks to save the UFC some money this weekend by beating Brazil's Philipe (Monstro) Lins on a Fight Night card in Las Vegas. His rationale is simple. B...
Jun 26, 2020
Employees say human rights museum CEO resignation small win but not enough
WINNIPEG - An online account that shared allegations of a racist and discriminatory work environment at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights says the resignation of the Winnipeg museum's pre...
Jun 26, 2020
OPG pulls plug on plan to bury nuclear waste near the Lake Huron shoreline
TORONTO - Ontario's public generating company has pulled the plug on its plan to bury hazardous radioactive waste near the Lake Huron shoreline. The utility cites opposition from local Indigenous peop...
Jun 26, 2020
Red Cross to send 900 workers to Quebec care homes as military withdraws
OTTAWA - The Canadian Red Cross will send 900 people to work in Quebec's long-term care homes until September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The announcement came as the military prepares...
Jun 26, 2020
WE Charity only organization capable of running COVID-19 volunteer program: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the non-partisan civil service, not him, decided the WE charity was the best option to dole out grants to students who volunteer in this summer. W...
Jun 26, 2020
First ministers couldn't agree on condemning systemic racism in declaration: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a first ministers' declaration condemning racism didn't mention systemic discrimination because not all the premiers would agree. The statement released Thu...
Jun 26, 2020
