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'Fearsome-looking animal' discovered at Burgess Shale in B.C. national park
Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto have uncovered fossils of a large predatory species in 506 million-year-old rocks in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. The spe...
Jul 30, 2019
Producer of 1969's Woodstock calls it a lesson in community
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A producer of the 1969 Woodstock festival says he's come to appreciate how a community can be born of difficulty. Joel Rosenman said Tuesday he was so immersed in pulling off t...
Jul 30, 2019
Trump 'rodent' tweets ring true at Kushner-owned apartments
BALTIMORE - Davon Jones doesn't have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump's tweets that Baltimore is a "rat and rodent infested mess." His apartment owned by thepresident's son-in-la...
Jul 30, 2019
St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival promises plenty of fun for the family
The annual St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival coming up will be the place to be for anyone in the mood for some fun and something tasty.This year marks the 31st anniversary of the popular attraction ...
Jul 30, 2019 The annual St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival is coming up soon. (Facebook/St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival)
Progressive Conservative Party tries to reconnect with voters
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan (PCP), which barely commands any political traction in the province, is trying to bolster its presence and awareness in P.A.Leader Ken Grey and P.A.-...
Jul 30, 2019 Progressive Conservative Party leader Ken Grey (right) with deputy leader Shaun Harris at the P.A. Exhibition Parade Monday. (submitted photo)
Guhle, Wiesblatt to represent Canada at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The remaining offseason just got a lot busier for Kaiden Guhle and Ozzy Wiesblatt.Hockey Canada announced this afternoon the two Raiders were selected to represent the country at the 2019 Hlinka Gretz...
Jul 30, 2019 Kaiden Guhle and Ozzy Wiesblatt are off to the Czech Republic, where they will represent Team Canada at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup beginning on Monday. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Media)
Nearly demolished to tourist attraction: the Humboldt Water Tower
Originally, there were only 11 water towers in Saskatchewan that were built to look like a lighthouse.To the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery's knowledge, there are only four of them remaining...
Jul 30, 2019 The Humboldt Water Tower looks over the city as one of its tallest buildings. (Facebook/Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery)
Sixth suspect in January shooting case arrested
Lariviere was arrested yesterday, Aug. 5, in Saskatoon.He is set to appear in La Ronge Provincial Court Aug. 8.-La Ronge RCMP are searching for a sixth suspect charged in the January 2019 shooting of ...
Jul 30, 2019 Riley Andrew Lariviere, 29, of Pinehouse Lake. (submitted photo/La Ronge RCMP)
Attorney: Man is a scapegoat in deadly California fire
OAKLAND, Calif. - The attorney for one of two men on trial in connection with a fire that killed 36 people at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse two years ago told the jury in closing arguments Tuesda...
Jul 30, 2019
Both suspects wanted in La Loche shooting arrested
Both Ronald Park and Cody Robertson are now in custody.-One man was arrested and two more are wanted by police following a shooting in La Loche. RCMP said they received a call that a vehicle parked ou...
Jul 30, 2019 Ronald Park and Cody Robertson are wanted after a shooting in La Loche. (supplied/RCMP)