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Feds seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program
OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with ...
Aug 12, 2020
B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...
Aug 12, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,484
There are five new cases and 20 more recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Regina (four) and North Central (one) zones.Of the 1,484 reported cases, 150 are considered...
Aug 12, 2020
‘A great day to get a coffee,’ Tim Hortons celebrates Camp Day
Wednesday has been a big day for Tim Hortons locations across the country as Aug. 12 marks Camp Day, the largest annual fundraiser for the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.Camp Day is designed to help giv...
Aug 12, 2020
RCMP encourages residents to sign up for alerts about crime in their area
The RCMP continues to encourage residents to sign up for online alerts through the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network in the event crime happens in their community.Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. J...
Aug 12, 2020
Canadian Premier League ready to kick off Island Games in Prince Edward Island
With Major League Soccer having successfully concluded its MLS is Back Tournament, now it's the Canadian Premier League's turn. The Island Games kick off Thursday in Charlottetown with a rematch of la...
Aug 12, 2020
Park wardens, RCMP well-prepared to handle weekend situation
A quick response, isolation of the area, and relocation of affected campers and visitors were key to the handling of a strange incident in Prince Albert National Park (PANP) this weekend.Cal Martin, F...
Aug 12, 2020
Food truck debate heats up, as city gets closer to tougher restrictions
Pending a future vote by Prince Albert city council, food truck vendors in the city will have to maintain a 100 m. buffer zone from any established restaurant.The bylaw amendment was discussed during ...
Aug 12, 2020
Miller won't rule out COVID-19 pandemic forcing delay of UNDRIP law
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says a Liberal promise to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is still a top priority. But he could not ...
Aug 12, 2020
Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1
TORONTO - Patrice Bergeron scored the winner early in double overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hour...
Aug 12, 2020