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Nine new COVID-19 cases reported, La Loche liquor ban goes into effect
Nine new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Saskatchewan on Saturday. Five of those are in the Far North region, three in the North and one in the Central portion of the province. Out of the 553 total c...
May 09, 2020
This Mother's Day could break SaskTel's usage records
Mother's Day is already the busiest day of the year for SaskTel, even in normal and non-pandemic times.But now in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, this year's Mother's Day on Sunday could be the hig...
May 09, 2020
Boehm removes 'acting' from mayoral title after Carrot River by-election victory
"Overwhelmed."That's how Ila Boehm described her reaction when finding out she was the new Mayor of the Town of Carrot River after the town's by-election was held on Friday, May 8.Boehm was the Acting...
May 09, 2020
Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early
The NFL's successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its ...
May 09, 2020
Campground vandal will spend summer in jail
A man responsible for causing over $20,000 in damages at a local campground will not be forced to pay restitution, and has received an eight month jail sentence.Glen Halkett, 24, was sentenced Friday ...
May 09, 2020
Saskatchewan Indigenous community 'frustrated and angry' as it battles outbreak
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Amanda Black feels lucky that her symptoms have remained mild since she tested positive last week for COVID-19. She and her six-year-old son, Malachi, have runny noses and can't tast...
May 09, 2020
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75
rldLAS VEGAS - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died....
May 09, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 09, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:52 a.m. on May 9, 2020: There are 66,780 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 36,150 confirmed (includ...
May 09, 2020
Prime minister promises more pandemic aid to come from Ottawa
TORONTO - Justin Trudeau says there will be more support from the federal government to help certain sectors of the economy reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The prime m...
May 09, 2020