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James Franklin signs one-year extension with Riders
While he has never played a game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, James Franklin is being given a contract extension.Franklin, who joined the CFL team during the 2020 off-season, has signed a one-yea...
Jan 12, 2021
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
DETROIT - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the m...
Jan 12, 2021
Province records 248 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
As of January 12, a total of 9,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.On January 11, 903 of these doses were administered in the province with 210 in Prince Albert, 88 in...
Jan 12, 2021
Local resident creates unique ice art
A Prince Albert resident has put some unique ice art on display after being inspired by a friend from Regina that did the same.Gwen Jones, who is now retired, said she needed a creative outlet because...
Jan 12, 2021
Supreme Court wrestles with Georgia college free speech case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian lit...
Jan 12, 2021
US shifts to speed COVID shots as cases and deaths rise
WASHINGTON - Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. The move came af...
Jan 12, 2021
A special weather alert from Environment Canada is in effect for most of the province
A clipper system crossing Saskatchewan Wednesday will result in high winds of 60 to 80 km per hour across the southern half of the province. Those strong winds will expand eastward on Thursday. Severe...
Jan 12, 2021
Lakeland council gives final nod to high speed Internet plan
A proposed plan to provide high speed Internet for residents in the Emma Lake and Christopher Lake areas, has received a second and final green light. Following some public backlash, council agreed to...
Jan 12, 2021
Health minister dismisses eHealth board, orders full review
Big changes are coming to eHealth, just days after a privacy commissioner's report heavily criticized the agency's handling of one of Saskatchewan's largest privacy breaches ever.In a news release iss...
Jan 12, 2021
Regulator investigating Canadian nurses who spoke at anti-lockdown rally in D.C.
TORONTO - Two Canadian nurses who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C., on the day of the deadly storming of the Capitol are under investigation by their regulatory body. One of them, w...
Jan 12, 2021
