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US budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year, exceeding any on record, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The nation's budgetar...
Aug 12, 2020

Longtime Winnipeg Jet Bryan Little uncertain about his hockey future
Bryan Little is unsure if or when he'll play in the NHL again. The longest-serving player on the current edition of the Winnipeg Jets awaits confirmation that a season-ending head injury won't po...
Aug 12, 2020

Cyclists pedal from Flying Dust to Beauval to create ongoing suicide crisis awareness
Dozens of cyclists gathered this morning in rain at the Flying Dust band office to make their way from Meadow Lake to Beauval. The event has been happening in the community for 10 years in an effort t...
Aug 12, 2020

Northeast organizations collecting school supplies for families in need
Back to school is on the mind of parents with some wondering how they will afford to buy school supplies along with their everyday essentials.A number of organizations in the northeast are gathering s...
Aug 12, 2020
Saskatchewan doctors ratify five-year contract
Saskatchewan's doctors officially have a new deal with the province.In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) announced the physicians had ...
Aug 12, 2020

Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
WASHINGTON - No, Russia isn't having a Sputnik moment. The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the ...
Aug 12, 2020

Remembering the Victims of the Sex Trade
There will be a Day of Mourning Video Memorial remembering the victims of the sex trade Friday, August 14.See the poster for full details.
Aug 12, 2020

Sask. Court of Appeal upholds lower court's decision in flag dispute
All appeals have been dismissed by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (COA), with relation to arguments surrounding a controversial flag once flown outside Prince Albert City Hall.In a written decision ...
Aug 12, 2020

Vast majority of Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey
MONTREAL - The vast majority of non-Indigenous Quebecers recognize that First Nations members in the province are subject to racism or discrimination, a new survey suggests. The survey conducted by po...
Aug 12, 2020

Carleton said dedication to racial justice issue is key piece of WNBA season
Bridget Carleton didn't even have time to text her parents last week before she made her first WNBA start. The 23-year-old from Chatham, Ont., learned 30 minutes before tipoff during the Minnesota Lyn...
Aug 12, 2020