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Golf season wrapping up in La Ronge after successful year
The number of golfers playing at Eagle Point Resort this summer has returned to pre-COVID levels. That's according to owner Lolita Poirier, who said the business was able to host its annual tournament...
Sep 28, 2022

Federal cybersecurity bill threatens privacy, transparency, civil society groups say
OTTAWA - Several civil society groups are pushing for changes to the Liberal government's cybersecurity bill, saying it would undermine privacy, accountability and judicial transparency. In an open le...
Sep 28, 2022

Black civil servants file complaint to United Nations, citing racism
OTTAWA - A group of Black civil servants is filing a complaint to the United Nations Commission for Human Rights accusing the federal government of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intole...
Sep 28, 2022

Some Meadow Lake properties may be required to remove snow from sidewalks
Meadow Lake is one step closer to having a bylaw making it mandatory for some residents to shovel the public sidewalks around their property. City council approved the first reading of the proposed by...
Sep 28, 2022

Vancouver Police Board settles over handcuffing of Indigenous man, granddaughter
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous man and his granddaughter have reached an agreement with the Vancouver Police Board to settle a human rights complaint stemming from their handcuffing after they tried to ope...
Sep 28, 2022

Edmonton Elks look for their first home victory since 2019 campaign
Home field has been anything but an advantage for the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton (4-10) has dropped a CFL record-tying 14 straight games at Commonwealth Stadium. And with the Elks' faint playoff hopes ha...
Sep 28, 2022

U of S to host multiple Truth and Reconciliation games in honour of national holiday
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies football and men's hockey teams will host the University of Manitoba Bisons and the Trinity Western University Spartans for a pair of games this weekend, surroun...
Sep 28, 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador earmarks $30 million for Fiona relief fund
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Justin Trudeau met Wednesday with some of the distraught residents of Port aux Basques, N.L., while getting a close look at yet another coastal town shattered on the w...
Sep 28, 2022

Police investigate cause of East Hill house fire
There is a lot of visible damage but no injuries reported following a fire early Wednesday morning in Prince Albert's East Hill area.At approximately 6:40 a.m., firefighters were called to the 500 blo...
Sep 28, 2022

Raiders clash with ICE for first time since 2022 playoffs
Following two tough losses last weekend to their biggest rivals in the Saskatoon Blades, the Prince Albert Raiders are back home to face a familiar foe.The Raiders will welcome the Winnipeg ICE to the...
Sep 28, 2022