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Saskatchewan weather keeping storm chasers busy
Storm chasers are anticipating a repeat performance Tuesday following tornado events in southern Saskatchewan on the weekend.Greg Johnson with TornadoHunter.ca admits being able to actually pinpoint w...
Jul 06, 2020

Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder ...
Jul 06, 2020

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," Bottoms, a potential ...
Jul 06, 2020

NHL/NHLPA announce tentative agreements on return-to-play protocol, new CBA
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have taken a massive step towards resuming the pandemic-hit 2019-20 season later this summer - and securing labour peace for the foreseeable future....
Jul 06, 2020

Mixed impact on restaurants from VLT's and capacity changes
With more restrictions being lifted, Battlefords residents have more opportunities for entertainment, but restaurant owners say things may not look that different for their business' bottom line.Indoo...
Jul 06, 2020

'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later
CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...
Jul 06, 2020

Council approves tax break for personal care homes
Prince Albert city council has upheld a tax break for privately owned personal care homes.The city created a special sub-class for the businesses in 2018 after the provincial government reclassified t...
Jul 06, 2020

SAMA says plan is to complete NB hotel and motel properties study by fall
The Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) hopes to clear up what it believes is a misunderstanding related to timelines for a study on hotel and motel properties requested by the city.The r...
Jul 06, 2020

Local bowling alleys ready to re-opening
Local bowling alleys are eagerly anticipating their return to business.Indoor recreation facilities, like bowling alleys and indoor skating rinks, are allowed to reopen as of Monday, July 6, as per Sa...
Jul 06, 2020

Country music legend remembered fondly by Sask. music community
Charlie Daniels, who may be best known for his hit song "Devil Went Down to Georgia,'' has died at age 83.A statement Monday from his publicist indicated the Country Music Hall of Famer died at a hosp...
Jul 06, 2020