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Family sues RCMP and former P.A. officer charged with murder
Note: this story contains graphic details.As a high profile murder case involving a former member of the Saskatchewan RCMP proceeds through the courts, a civil lawsuit has now also been initiated. It ...
Jul 15, 2021
Saskatchewan bishops launch fundraiser for residential school survivors
On Tuesday, five Catholic dioceses announced details about a provincewide fundraising appeal for support of residential school survivors and their communities.The fundraiser was promised by the Roman ...
Jul 15, 2021
Half of active cases currently in Sask. northern zones
Thirty new cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the provincial government. This brings the provincial total to 49,341 cases; 48,395 recoveries and 373 cases considered active.Cases that are current...
Jul 15, 2021
Melfort's Riley excited to be at camp, looking forward to having football back
Training camp is well underway for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as they prepare for a 2021 season.Melfort's own Mattland Riley is in his first career Canadian Football League (CFL) camp after being dr...
Jul 15, 2021
Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
OTTAWA - The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the prohib...
Jul 15, 2021
Transport Canada to lift ban on cruise ships in November, months earlier than planned
OTTAWA - Canada's cruise ship ban will end in November, a few months ahead of schedule. Cruise ships haven't been allowed in Canadian waters or ports for more than a year because of COVID-19 and the b...
Jul 15, 2021
Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at paper
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible, rejecting defense attorneys' mental illness arguments. The jury of eigh...
Jul 15, 2021
Former defence chief Jonathan Vance charged with obstruction of justice
OTTAWA - Retired general Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff, has been charged with obstruction of justice related to an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The Canadian...
Jul 15, 2021
First Nations chief welcomes Quebec nurses' admission about racism in health system
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is welcoming the recent acknowledgment by Quebec's order of nurses that systemic racism exists in the health-care system. Assembly Chief Ghisla...
Jul 15, 2021
California approves 1st state-funded guaranteed income plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and y...
Jul 15, 2021