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US Supreme Court rules Alabama can proceed with the country’s first execution by nitrogen gas
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Alabama can proceed with using nitrogen gas to put a man to death, refusing to block what would be the nation's first execution by a new ...
Jan 25, 2024

Canadian Gilgeous-Alexander named to NBA All-Star Game ahead of Steph Curry
Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league's leader in 30-point games this season, has been named to the NBA All-Star Game. Gilgeous-Alexander, who plays for Oklahoma City Thunder, edged out perenni...
Jan 25, 2024

Inquest into mass stabbing attack hears from psychiatrist & psychologist
The Coroner's Inquest into the stabbing massacre at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon heard from a psychiatrist and a psychologist Thursday afternoon.The coroner's inquest is a fact-finding ex...
Jan 25, 2024

Meadow Lake area trapper to share stories during Aboriginal Storytelling Month
Returning to nature for traditional land-based practices is part of Duane Iron's story.The longtime Indigenous trapper and fur seller from Canoe Lake First Nation will recount many of his experiences ...
Jan 25, 2024

Northerner with dreams of becoming a pilot tours Rise Air
A young man who dreams of one day becoming a pilot celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday with a special tour of Rise Air operations in Saskatoon. Alex Adams, who lived for most of his life in the ...
Jan 25, 2024

From unknown to unstoppable: Ben Portner's journey to SJHL stardom
Equally adept at threading the needle on a pinpoint pass, scoring the puck himself, or stealing it off an opposition stick, there may not be a more well-rounded threat in the Saskatchewan Junior Hocke...
Jan 25, 2024

Weekend & evening paratransit services in P.A. in danger of being stopped over lack of funding
People who use paratransit services in Prince Albert may soon have trouble getting around the city.That's according to Bill Powalinsky, the CEO of the Prince Albert Community Service Centre (CSC), who...
Jan 25, 2024

'It's quite unfair': family responds to former Sask Mountie verdict
The older brother of a man who was shot and killed by a former Saskatchewan Mountie says a verdict of manslaughter is quite unfair. Brett Herman is responding to Bernie Herman's conviction on Thursday...
Jan 25, 2024

SIIT to celebrate career centre in La Loche with grand opening January 25
Celebrating the completion of their tenth career centre, the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) hosted a grand opening in the new La Loche Pop-Up Centre on Thurs.According to a news ...
Jan 25, 2024

Patrick Roy trying to treat Montreal homecoming as just another game
MONTREAL - Patrick Roy said he didn't want Thursday night's game to be about him, but few hockey legends mean as much to Montreal as "Saint Patrick" himself. Roy, hired as head coach of the New York I...
Jan 25, 2024