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Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97
JACKSON, Miss. - Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. He was 97. Winter, who was governor from 1980 to 198...
Dec 19, 2020
NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season
The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials.The season wo...
Dec 19, 2020
Regina woman offers first-hand look at getting COVID vaccine
What is it like to get a COVID-19 vaccine?One Regina woman thinks it's fairly similar to getting any other kind of vaccine.Jill Straker works at the drive-through COVID testing site on the grounds of ...
Dec 19, 2020
COVID contact tracers encountering ‘fear, anxiety, confusion’
Contact tracers across the province have had their detective hats on to try and determine how COVID-19 is spreading.Contact tracers are tasked with finding out where community transfer of the virus is...
Dec 19, 2020
Roughriders release Regina product Zack Evans
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders released Regina-born defensive tackle Zack Evans on Friday.The 30-year-old product of the PFC's Regina Thunder initially signed with the Roughriders in 2012 as a ter...
Dec 19, 2020
Kilde beats US skier Cochran-Siegle to take 2nd win in Italy
VAL GARDENA, Italy - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde returned to the top of the overall World Cup standings on Saturday after winning the classic Saslong downhill for his second victory in two days. After tri...
Dec 19, 2020
Olympic champion Goggia gets 1st downhill win in 22 months
VAL D'ISERE, France - Sofia Goggia had a gutsy run to win a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday for her first victory in the discipline in almost two years. A day after finishing runner-up to Corin...
Dec 19, 2020
Anglin Lake receives fun new upgrade
Plans for a new playground at Anglin Lake's Ed Greenop Park are sliding into place.At their most recent meeting, the District of Lakeland council approved the design. Administrator Tammy Knuttila told...
Dec 19, 2020
Russia to give icon that sparked controversy back to Bosnia
MOSCOW - Russia said Saturday it will return an Orthodox icon presented to the Russian foreign minister in Bosnia, a gift that has triggered a protest from Ukraine. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia...
Dec 19, 2020
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said. The...
Dec 19, 2020