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Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka
OTTAWA - A group of Tamil Canadians is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring in a parliamentary motion that would remove sovereign immunity as a defence for international crimes. Amnesty ...
Sep 14, 2020

Hockey to be live-streamed in Battleford
Battleford Arena hockey games will have an opportunity to be live-streamed in the future, so fans will be able to watch the action from home.Through a new agreement with the town, Live Barn Inc. will ...
Sep 14, 2020

Habs' Gallagher took nothing personal from Vigneault's comments in playoffs
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher figures he could have returned to action mere weeks after suffering a broken jaw on a controversial play in the playoffs. Instead, Gallagher is left to won...
Sep 14, 2020

Major LLRPP campgrounds closed for remainder of 2020
Employees of the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park (LLRIB) are in the midst of closing down the three major campgrounds in the region.Nut Point, Nemeiben Lake and Wadin Bay Campgrounds all closed at the en...
Sep 14, 2020

Battlefords community walk to unite this weekend
The Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) has partnered with a number of local organizations, to host a free community walk in the Battlefords this weekend, to celebrate local diversity.Known a...
Sep 14, 2020

Melfort MLA talks MEEP funding at Monday press conference
Melfort MLA Todd Goudy held a press conference at the Melfort Hospital on Monday, Sept. 14 to talk about the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) funding that has come to the City of Melfort,...
Sep 14, 2020

Club championship wraps up at Cooke Municipal Golf Course
Four local golfers are able to stake their claim as 2019 Club Champion at Cooke Municipal Golf Course.Over the weekend, the annual club championship brought 50 golfers in across four categories to com...
Sep 14, 2020

Blue Jays and Yankees to square off in the Bronx in key divisional series
Less than one-quarter of the shortened baseball season remains and the Toronto Blue Jays are just ahead of the New York Yankees, have a chance at securing home playoff dates and are&nbs...
Sep 14, 2020

14-year-old boy, 49-year-old man dead in Candle Lake shooting tragedy
A 14-year-old boy was shot to death last weekend in the Village of Candle Lake and family members claim it was the result of foul play. The suspect later took his own life.Ashley Armstrong spoke to pa...
Sep 14, 2020

Saskatchewan judge's stop at teepee camp could raise perception of bias: expert
REGINA - An experienced defence lawyer says a Saskatchewan judge's attendance at an Indigenous demonstration after he ruled on it could expose the court to potential allegations of bias. Michael Sprat...
Sep 14, 2020