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Winter storm causes power outages in the area, Kinistino and St. Brieux schools cancel classes
A widespread power outage west of Melfort saw many SaskPower customers in the dark overnight, and there is still no word on when the power may be restored.St. Brieux, Kinistino, and James Smith Cree N...
Nov 17, 2021
Hawks fly past Red Wings with 4-2 victory
The Nipawin Hawks returned to the win column with a 4-2 victory over the Weyburn Red Wings Tuesday at the Centennial Arena.Coming off back-to-back losses this past weekend the Saskatchewan Junior Hock...
Nov 17, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 17, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): 9:00 a.m. Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., will hold another news conference this morning as they urge all residents of...
Nov 17, 2021
RCMP Feast & Round Dance set for Saturday
Residents in the Battlefords region will gather this weekend to honour missing and murdered Indigenous persons.Saskatchewan RCMP detachments are hosting their fourth Feast & Round Dance. This is k...
Nov 17, 2021
O’Toole kicks Batters out of Conservative caucus
Just one day after launching a petition calling for a leadership review, Denise Batters has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus.The Saskatchewan senator posted a video on social media Monday ou...
Nov 17, 2021
Parole granted to inmate who was key in juvenile life debate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana parole board granted parole on Wednesday to Henry Montgomery, whose Supreme Court case was instrumental in extending the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sen...
Nov 17, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., residents urged to flee low-lying area as flood risk escalates
VANCOUVER - Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., say residents of the low-lying Sumas Prairie area south of the city face a significant risk to life and must get out immediately. An evacuation order was iss...
Nov 17, 2021
Private Canadian astronaut gears up for 'pain' experiments in space
MONTREAL - Mark Pathy has boarded more than his share of vehicles. He and his brother flew to Chicago a few years back for motorcycle school, racing Kawasaki Ninjas as they mastered the sport bike. In...
Nov 17, 2021
House to vote on censuring Gosar over posting violent video
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Oca...
Nov 17, 2021
Coalition pushes for automatic sealing of a criminal record if no new convictions
OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society groups are urging the federal Liberals to fundamentally revamp the criminal pardon system by automatically sealing a person's record once they have completed their sen...
Nov 17, 2021