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Jury trials to resume in Sask., courts announce lifting of other restrictions
Families who have been waiting months for closure, may now be one step closer to receiving it.The resumption of jury trials was included with Monday's update from the Saskatchewan Courts, and comes on...
Jul 12, 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants Canada to reopen to fully vaccinated visitors
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will advocate for the reopening of Canada's border the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Speaking at th...
Jul 12, 2021

KidsFirst Meadow Lake resumes in-person programming
Following a long hiatus of in-person visits caused by the public health crisis, a local non-profit is eager to return to its typical normal business practices. With nearly all public health measures l...
Jul 12, 2021

Biden calls Cuba 'remarkable' protests a 'call for freedom'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba "remarkable" and a "clarion call for freedom," praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and h...
Jul 12, 2021

Trial opens for Montreal cop charged with sexually assaulting Ontario woman
MONTREAL - A criminal trial started today in Montreal involving the first police officer to be charged following an independent investigation by Quebec's police watchdog. Roger Frchette, a Montreal po...
Jul 12, 2021

France's Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as poss...
Jul 12, 2021

U16 Bandits claim gold at first tournament in two years
The Battlefords Bandits U16 girls returned to tournament action in style over the weekend taking home gold at their first tournament in two years in Moose Jaw.Playing three games on Saturday and anoth...
Jul 12, 2021

Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been a...
Jul 12, 2021

Walk for missing women Ashley Morin and Megan Gallagher sees strong show of support
Many dedicated, tired walkers returned home Sunday following the three-day walk for missing North Battleford woman, Ashley Morin, and missing Saskatoon woman, Megan Gallagher.This is the third year fo...
Jul 12, 2021

Canadian military's new plan to fight misconduct includes culture officers, training
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces commander Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre says the military's new plan to fight misconduct will include posting "culture officers" to warships, holding workshops with survivors, and...
Jul 12, 2021