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Justice Dept. plans 3 more executions in lame-duck period
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inaugurati...
Nov 20, 2020
SHA identifies COVID-19 cases at three separate P.A. schools
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified three separate COVID-19 cases at three individual schools: Carlton Comprehensive Public High School, Riverside Public School and Ecole Vickers Public S...
Nov 20, 2020
Sask. Hockey Association preparing for possibility of more temporary restrictions
Sports may soon be getting more restrictions due to COVID-19 and the Saskatchewan Hockey Association is preparing for that.SHA general manager Kelly McClintock said the province, through Sask. Sport, ...
Nov 20, 2020
NDP calls for changes in long-term care homes
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for changes to the provincial government's COVID-19 response in long-term care homes.In a release Friday, Leader Ryan Meili and Matt Love, the party's critic for senior...
Nov 20, 2020
Saskatchewan in ‘dangerous territory,’ says chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the province is experiencing its first true wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March.Speaking on Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said as ...
Nov 20, 2020
'This decision will definitely set a precedent'; man awaits sentencing after texting intimate images of ex to her family
A man who texted naked photos of his ex-girlfriend to her parents, as well as screenshots of explicit conversations the couple exchanged during their two-year relationship, could face up to six months...
Nov 20, 2020
Saskatchewan's oldest person turns 113 in Melfort
Another birthday was celebrated by the oldest resident of Saskatchewan.A parade and birthday party was held for Reitta Fennel of Melfort as she turned 113.Fennel's grandaughter-in-law Carmen Irvine to...
Nov 20, 2020
Border officer denies in court that RCMP asked for Huawei exec's phone codes
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's immigration exam before her arrest at Vancouver's airport says he doesn't believe RCMP asked him to collect the passcodes to her ...
Nov 20, 2020
Feds charge man in armed robbery of Kardashian pal Cheban
NEW YORK - Federal authorities in New York City have brought charges in the armed robbery of Jonathan Cheban, a reality TV pal of Kim Kardashian. Victor Rivera is accused of stealing a $250,000 watch ...
Nov 20, 2020
'Hardship is not a new thing': Nunavut fights COVID-19 as cases continue to rise
IQALUIT - It has been just over two weeks since Nunavut declared its first case of COVID-19, but it's still unknown how 84 people were infected so quickly in the territory. Nunavut is home to about 39...
Nov 20, 2020
