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'Sky is the limit:' Pilot project using drones to send medical supplies, COVID tests
MORLEY, Alta. - The windswept foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communitie...
Jan 02, 2021

Above average weather in Saskatchewan to kick off 2021
Saskatchewan can expect warmer than average weather to kick off the new year.The forecasts in southern and central Saskatchewan show highs hovering around the 0 C mark.David Baggaley, a meteorologist ...
Jan 02, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign three receivers, including club top rookie Acklin
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed American wide receivers Jaelon Acklin, Marcus Tucker and Jalin Marshall. Acklin, 25, was named the Ticats' most outstanding rookie in 2019 after regis...
Jan 02, 2021

Hope and Future: Carrot River Valley MLA excited for vaccines and getting back to business
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.Carrot River Valley's memb...
Jan 02, 2021

Hope and the Future: Marauders and Crusaders programs hope to reconnect
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.High school sports and aft...
Jan 02, 2021

Texas fires football coach Tom Herman after 4 seasons
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas fired football coach Tom Herman on Saturday after four seasons of failing to win a Big 12 championship and only one league title game appearance. Herman still had three seasons l...
Jan 02, 2021

'Sky is the limit:' Pilot project using drones to send medical supplies, COVID tests
MORLEY, Alta. - The windswept foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communitie...
Jan 02, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Kenney issues travel order for government officials
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has ordered all cabinet ministers and senior government officials not to travel outside Canada unless it's for government business. He says he made an error by ...
Jan 02, 2021

NDP strip Niki Ashton of critic roles after recent trip to Greece
A prominent member of the federal New Democrats has lost her cabinet critic positions after travelling to Greece in spite of widespread travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. The pa...
Jan 02, 2021

Host of New Year’s Eve get-together in Regina gets $2,800 ticket
A Regina man rang in the new year Friday with a $2,800 ticket for violating public health orders.According to the Regina Police Service, officers got a call at about 12:15 a.m., about a large group of...
Jan 02, 2021