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High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to hear arguments on the Biden administration's vaccine or testing requirement for large employers and a ...
Dec 22, 2021

Canadian forward Jonathan David's late goal rescues Lille in Bordeaux
BORDEAUX, France - Canadian striker Jonathan David scored the winning goal Wednesday as defending champion Lille rallied twice at Bordeaux to win 3-2 in French Ligue 1 play. Tiago Djalo started the pl...
Dec 22, 2021

Former Bottcher vice Darren Moulding to join Team James Grattan
It didn't take long for Darren Moulding's phone to start blowing up after news of his departure from Team Brendan Bottcher was made official earlier this month. Fresh from an in-person meeting where h...
Dec 22, 2021

Meadow Lake restaurants hit hard by supply chain woes
Issues with acquiring products from markets outside of Saskatchewan continue to present problems to businesses at home.Restaurants in Meadow Lake are unsurprisingly feeling the effects of recent suppl...
Dec 22, 2021

Many Christmas Hampers being handed out this year
The Empty Stocking Fund Christmas Hamper program is seeing many more hampers being given out this year in the Battlefords.Erin Katerynych, executive director of the Battlefords District Food and Resou...
Dec 22, 2021

Users of Access to Information Act complain of delays, secrecy and inconsistencies
OTTAWA - Canadians using the Access to Information Act have voiced concerns about excessive delays in producing government records and even a "culture of secrecy." The findings come in an interim repo...
Dec 22, 2021

New and improved Buckland bridge officially opens
Roughly 14 months after the closure of its predecessor, a new and improved Buckland bridge is officially open to traffic.The most notable difference, is the use of steel as opposed to wood. Reeve Don ...
Dec 22, 2021

SaskTel to provide extra presents under the tree in Melfort
The SaskTel Pioneers are holding their annual Christmas Wish Angels and Santa for Seniors to celebrate the season of giving.This year, recipients in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, and Melfort ...
Dec 22, 2021

Authorities: Carbon monoxide caused deaths of 7 in Minnesota
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesday. Re...
Dec 22, 2021

Liberal MP censured for defying advice on non-essential travel
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP has been censured by his party's chief whip for defying advice not to travel out of the country unless essential. Chief government whip Steven MacKinnon says he is profoundly dis...
Dec 22, 2021