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What'sHappeningNOW Aug. 20, 2020
Senior reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about the conclusion of a six-day search for a missing 23-year-old man at Bittern Lake.
Aug 20, 2020

Feds and Ontario reach agreement with 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville, Ont.
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments have secured an agreement with 3M that will see the company produce N95 masks at a facility in Brockville, Ont., a spokesman for the provin...
Aug 20, 2020

P.A. Catholic School Division launches online learning in response to pandemic
Students at Prince Albert Catholic schools will have the option to continue their education entirely online this year.The Prince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD) made the announcement Thursday....
Aug 20, 2020

SaskHighways encouraging local contractors to expand construction skill set
An Alberta-based company has begun roadwork through a 21-km stretch across Highway 4 south heading toward Glaslyn. Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure spokesperson Steve Shaheen said there are not...
Aug 20, 2020

Swinnerton and Blake to tee off for the Jr. Lobstick championship
Saskatoon's Alex Swinnerton and Regina's Will Blake will tee off against each other on Friday with the 2020 Coca Cola Junior Lobstick championship on the line in Waskesiu.Swinnerton is quite familiar ...
Aug 20, 2020

Body of missing boater located at Bittern Lake
A six-day search for a missing boater at Bittern Lake in Northern Saskatchewan has concluded with some grim news. Spokespersons for both Prince Albert Grand Council and the HEART rescue team have conf...
Aug 20, 2020

Wright's Greenhouse calling this their best year yet
Wright's Greenhouse in Melfort and Beatty will close for the season on Friday after the busiest year in the past 42.Owner Angie Bragg said people seemed to have more time to focus on their gardens ami...
Aug 20, 2020

AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William B...
Aug 20, 2020

Quebec trampoline and laser tag centre turns to homeschooling, sparking controversy
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area trampoline and laser tag centre is offering homeschooling services to parents worried about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 20, 2020

Liberals move toward changing federal drug policy as opioid deaths spike
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy and looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. Ottawa launched a national c...
Aug 20, 2020