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Feds, province fund 23 infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan
The federal and provincial governments are pumping more than $81 million into 23 infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan.Projects including improved access to potable water, upgraded wastewater treatm...
Jun 23, 2021
Eligibility for second COVID shots in Sask. to expand Thursday
The eligibility to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan is to reach its final stage Thursday.Starting at 8 a.m., everyone in the province over the age of 12 will become eligible onc...
Jun 23, 2021
Roughriders announce number of roster moves
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced a bevy of roster moves Monday, including retirements of two players who were poised to become contributors in 2021.Defensive end Chad Geter and guard Braden Schr...
Jun 23, 2021
FSIN says hundreds of unmarked graves found at residential school site
The search for unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools in Saskatchewan has led to what the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling a "horrific and shocking discovery."...
Jun 23, 2021
Liberals introduce bill to combat online hate speech as Commons adjourns for summer
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced a bill it says will protect Canadians from online hate speech. It would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to reinstate an amended version of a controve...
Jun 23, 2021
Mama bear and cubs euthanized after becoming habituated around Candle Lake neighbourhood
Conservation officers tried every tool available to them over the course of several days to try and deter a bear and her cubs from roaming near the golf course and rummaging through garbage in the Asp...
Jun 23, 2021
Rotary Club receives grant to help construction of Adventure Park
The Rotary Club of Prince Albert accepted a grant from the Prince Albert and Area Community Foundation (PAACF) which will go towards the construction of the future Adventure Park at Little Red River P...
Jun 23, 2021
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER - The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency rose between 2019 and 2020, says a new report that has a researcher raising questions about what i...
Jun 23, 2021
Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured
Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles didn't start out li...
Jun 23, 2021
Shots fired in rural crime incident northwest of P.A., farmers concerned for their safety
Police have released details about a dramatic incident in the RM of Shellbrook on the weekend. Shots were fired by the suspects at two different locations before the matter ended with the arrest of tw...
Jun 23, 2021
