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Shellbrook supports call for Highway 3 twinning
Citing the need to address increased traffic volumes, created by a proposed forestry manufacturing production facility north of Prince Albert, the Town of Shellbrook is adding its voice to a renewed c...
Feb 02, 2021
UK variant in two COVID-19 cases detected in Saskatchewan
The province administered 106 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,575.As of Feb. 2, 109 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overa...
Feb 02, 2021
Union alleges systemic harassment, discrimination at Veterans Affairs Canada
OTTAWA - One of the unions representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is alleging widespread harassment and discrimination within the department following a survey of its members.The Union of Vet...
Feb 02, 2021
Planned snow lift in P.A. to begin Wednesday morning
The City of P.A. has scheduled a snow lift for early tomorrow morning to remove excess snow in the Central Business District.According to a media release, workers will start on Wednesday at 4 a.m. and...
Feb 02, 2021
Interview flap shows challenges as Harris settles in as VP
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Kamala Harris has spent her first two weeks in office working with the president on coronavirus relief, consulting with the head of the World Health Organization and talkin...
Feb 02, 2021
Some hotels, restaurants facing closure by spring, says Tourism Saskatoon CEO
Hotels in Saskatoon that were once a hub for business activity, parties and conferences are now virtually empty as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps customers away.Tourism Saskatoon CEO Stephanie Clovechok ...
Feb 02, 2021
Roughriders announce signing of American offensive tackle
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing Tuesday of a former New England Patriots draft pick.Offensive tackle Antonio Garcia, whom the Patriots selected in the third round (85th overall) of ...
Feb 02, 2021
Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet
Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the eastern United States, Russia a...
Feb 02, 2021
Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push
WASHINGTON - Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of agriculture, pledged Tuesday to focus on climate change initiatives and work to address racial inequities in agricultural assis...
Feb 02, 2021
It's not just GameStop worrying Wall Street about a bubble
NEW YORK - Now, even the pros on Wall Street are asking if the stock market has shot too high. U.S. stocks have been on a nearly nonstop rip higher since March, up roughly 70% to record heights and ca...
Feb 02, 2021
