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Riders name Kelly Jeffrey as new offensive co-ordinator
The search for an offensive co-ordinator is over for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.Saskatchewan announced Monday evening that Kelly Jeffrey would take over the role in 2023."Kelly Jeffrey is an outstan...
Dec 13, 2022

Focus turns to financing in final days of global biodiversity conference
MONTREAL - Negotiators at a global conference on saving the world's biodiversity are sharpening their focus on how to pay for it, as environment ministers from around the globe converge in Montreal fo...
Dec 13, 2022

'Extreme shifts:' New report details effects of changing Arctic climate
YELLOWKNIFE - A new report details how widespread changes in the Arctic, from warming air temperatures to sea-ice loss, have affected animals, plants and people living there. The National Oceanic and ...
Dec 13, 2022

Freeland sends Ukraine $115 million in tariff revenue from Russia, Belarus imports
OTTAWA - The federal government is channelling $115 million collected in tariffs on Russian and Belarusian products to help rebuild the power grid in Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland a...
Dec 13, 2022

Sask homicide numbers jump with James Smith stabbings
The RCMP have released their homicide statistics for the last seven years with a large jump this year due to the volume of victims from the James Smith killings. Starting in January until December 9, ...
Dec 13, 2022

Federal government allocating $600K to plant trees around P.A. and area
The federal government is allocating nearly $600,000 to plant trees in the Prince Albert area.Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of natural resources, announced on Monday 54 projects across the country woul...
Dec 13, 2022

Melfort council approves planning for new library
Melfort city council has taken another step toward building a new library, but a new facility is likely still years away.At Monday's meeting councillors accepted a report that calls for a new library ...
Dec 13, 2022

NB city council approves 5.99 per cent tax increase
North Battleford city council approved administration's proposal for a 5.99 per cent tax increase for the city's 2023 municipal budget at its meeting Monday.The amount includes a one per cent capital ...
Dec 13, 2022

Spanish court acquits soccer star Neymar in fraud trial
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian's 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. Th...
Dec 13, 2022

Spanish court acquits soccer star Neymar in fraud trial
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian's 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. Th...
Dec 13, 2022