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COVID cases at Riverside Public School
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) is confirming an individual(s) have tested positive for COVID at Riverside Public School.In a media release Friday, the SRPSD said two classrooms...
Jan 22, 2021

Existing home sales rise in 2020 to highest in 14 years
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes rose 0.7% in December, pushing the entirety of 2020 to a pace not seen in 14 years and providing one of the few bright spots for a U.S. economy mired in a global p...
Jan 22, 2021

'Ready to be flexible': NHL teams know different looks key against familiar foes
Players and coaches across the NHL have talked a lot about embracing change and new normals in this most unusual of seasons. The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it an abbreviated schedule, realigned di...
Jan 22, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):9:42 a.m.Nunavut is reporting one new COVID-19 case in Arviat, the community of about 2,800 that saw the territory's largest outb...
Jan 22, 2021

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'
TOKYO - IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled. Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 ...
Jan 22, 2021

Canadian Olympic boss says IOC plans to go ahead with Tokyo Games this summer
TORONTO - The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee says the IOC remains committed to staging the Summer Games in Tokyo this summer. COC chief executive officer David Shoemaker tweeted he attended a ...
Jan 22, 2021

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'
TOKYO - IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled. Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 ...
Jan 22, 2021

Prince Albert Winter Festival - COVID-19 Style
The Prince Albert Winter Festival's Board of Directors today officially cancelled all planned activities at the Alfred Jenkins Field House outdoor site for the 2021 Winter Festival. This includes the ...
Jan 22, 2021

Trudeau, Biden to talk today as death of Keystone XL reverberates in Canada
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with U.S. President Joe Biden today amid continuing fallout from the death of the Keystone XL pipeline project. The phone call, Biden's first with...
Jan 22, 2021

Dustin Diamond undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer
Original "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond has begun undergoing chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his representative. Diamond, best known for playing Screec...
Jan 22, 2021