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Mustangs defenceman Dylan Ashe remembered as 'kind and caring'
Melfort Mustangs defenceman and former Tisdale Trojan Dylan Ashe has passed away.Ashe's family announced his passing on social media on Sept. 20, saying Dylan was in a car accident on Saturday night. ...
Sep 20, 2020

Lightning the latest to learn Dallas Stars' defence can be downright offensive
EDMONTON - The Tampa Bay Lightning are the latest team in the NHL playoffs to discover how much the Dallas Stars' defence can be, well, downright offensive. The Stars scored twice via defenders j...
Sep 20, 2020

WNBA postpones game between Storm and Lynx due to COVID-19
BRADENTON, Fla. - The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of inconclusive COVI...
Sep 20, 2020

20 new COVID-19 cases in province, 7 from outbreak at Saskatoon business
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. That's the largest single-day total since Sept. 12, when 21 cases were announced. Of the new cases, 10 are from Regina, ...
Sep 20, 2020

Addressing anti-mask protests poses a challenge for leaders, experts say
MONTREAL - Quebec's COVID-19 case numbers hit their highest numbers since the end of May this weekend, but Alexandre Laberge-Ayotte wasn't worried. Laberge-Ayotte and a handful of other protester...
Sep 20, 2020

Métis Nation-Sask president stayed at Waskesiu Lake hotel and visited five other businesses before testing positive for COVID-19
After Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum tested positive for COVID-19, the Hawood Inn in Waskesiu Lake closed on Saturday for four days of deep cleaning. According to Nancy Wood, the own...
Sep 20, 2020

'Everything has changed': N.B. doctor describes racism after COVID-19 outbreak
After months of harassment and racist remarks, the doctor at the centre of a COVID-19 controversy that rocked New Brunswick says his life has been changed entirely. Dr. Jean Robert Ngola, a ...
Sep 20, 2020

Wheatland Express Safety Train in Cudworth promoting rail safety week
With railway tracks covering thousands of kilometres in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Safety Train Express is promoting rail safety from Sept 21 to 27.Amy Lintick, director of operations with the safety ...
Sep 20, 2020

Local YWCA program helps newcomer children settle in
The YWCA in Prince Albert is reflecting on a successful Settlement Services summer program that helped children who are new to the province and country feel more comfortable and make friends. The prog...
Sep 20, 2020

Judge agrees to delay US gov't restrictions on WeChat
NEW YORK - A judge has approved a request from a group of U.S. WeChat users to delay looming federal government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ...
Sep 20, 2020