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STF asks province to help address violence in Saskatchewan schools
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is asking for more supports from the province after a string of violent incidents across the province.The STF said the issue needs to be addressed after multiple ...
Feb 21, 2024

Cooper Gallant, Jeff Gustafson both anxious for start of 2024 Elite Series season
Fishing for a living hasn't grown old for Cooper Gallant. The Bowmanville, Ont., native begins his second Elite Series campaign Thursday in the season-opening tournament at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Gall...
Feb 21, 2024

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equiva...
Feb 21, 2024

Federal government announces $15 million to combat car thefts across Canada
MONTREAL - The federal government is committing an additional $15 million over three years to fight the rise in vehicle thefts across the country. Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc made the an...
Feb 21, 2024

Twin Rivers hosts top curling talent for U20 provincials
The top under-20 curling talent from across Saskatchewan will converge in North Battleford Wednesday, to open the men's and women's Pharmasave U20 Provincial Curling Championships at the Northland Pow...
Feb 21, 2024

Mustangs' Sleeva named Sask Player of the Week
For the third week in a row, a Melfort Mustang has made the cut for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) Players of the Week honourees.Canterra Seeds Saskatchewan Player of the Week: Clay Sl...
Feb 21, 2024

Marine area bigger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario's shores
A vast marine area home to beluga whales and threatened polar bears off Ontario's northern shores is a step closer to protected status. Officials with the federal government and nine First Nations say...
Feb 21, 2024

Richard Budd manslaughter charge back after new evidence found
Richard Budd, who was first accused of killing Alex Whitehead on New Year's Eve in Prince Albert in 2022, had the charge stayed March 2023. Investigators have now brought the charges back after findin...
Feb 21, 2024

Carlton teacher to be inducted into P.A. Women Hall of Fame
A teacher at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School is the latest inductee into the Prince Albert Women Hall of Fame. The P.A. Council of Women has chosen to recognize Jennifer Brown after receiving...
Feb 21, 2024

Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers' access to subsidized daycare
Quebec is heading to the country's highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province's coveted subsidized daycare spaces. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the g...
Feb 21, 2024