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Sask. Polytechnic lays off 93, plans to suspend or defer upcoming programs amid pandemic
Things are going to be a lot different at Saskatchewan Polytechnic come the fall.According to the institution, some programs will be suspended or deferred this upcoming fall semester.Additionally, 93 ...
Jun 29, 2020

Local communities receive grants for traffic safety initiatives
A number of local communities will receive funding from the provincial government for a variety of traffic safety projects.The Provincial Traffic Safety Fund is providing $550,000 in grants to 50 comm...
Jun 29, 2020

Blue Jays closer to getting full approval for training in Toronto
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays appear one step closer to being able to train at Rogers Centre for the upcoming season. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that "municipal, provincial and...
Jun 29, 2020

RCMP asking for public's help following break in to church in Glenbush
Police are asking for the public's help following a break in to a church in Glenbush last week.Police reported Monday Turtleford RCMP responded after receiving information on June 24 of a break and en...
Jun 29, 2020

Melfort Multi-K participating in Virtual run/walk on Canada Day
The Melfort Multi-K committee is encouraging residents to get out and active on Canada Day.In partnership with the Queen City Marathon and the Provincial Capital Commission, a free run, walk, or roll ...
Jun 29, 2020

École St. Mary High School graduates thrive through pandemic
Graduates from the class of 2020 at cole St. Mary High School gathered virtually to celebrate their accomplishments over the last 13 years.A pre-recorded video captured the moment each student walked ...
Jun 29, 2020

Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy
EDMONTON - Alberta is cutting business taxes and pumping $10 billion into infrastructure projects to springboard its economy out of the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prem...
Jun 29, 2020

Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick's path to activism
LOS ANGELES - Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player's activism. "Colin in Black & White" w...
Jun 29, 2020

Using 'face doubles,' a new doc captures an anti-LGBTQ purge
Anonymous sources in documentaries have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure - or worse, a pixelated blur. But a new documentary premiering Tuesday on HBO has, with the aid of advan...
Jun 29, 2020

Ejection seat tangled with parachute in Snowbirds crash: Investigators
OTTAWA - A military investigation has found the ejection seat of one of its iconic Snowbirds planes tangled with the pilot's parachute as he tried to escape from the aircraft before it crashed in the ...
Jun 29, 2020