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Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...
Nov 09, 2020

RCMP looking for missing 15-year-old from Wakaw
UPDATE: RCMP officers have located the missing youth safe and sound.-mat.barrett@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @matbarrett6
Nov 09, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposure in Sask. communities including Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of several potential exposures to COVID-19. Here is a list of the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infecti...
Nov 09, 2020

'Quite a spectacular storm': Totals still unknown, crews working to clear roads in Melfort
The snow fell over the weekend with no mercy on the Saskatchewan people.Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada Terri Lang said it's difficult to determine how much snow really fell o...
Nov 09, 2020

Environment Canada estimates around 30 cm of snowfall
Environment Canada is gathering data to assess just how much snowfall accumulated during the weekend storm.Meteorologist Terri Lang reported Monday morning there were reports of 27 cm of snowfall in P...
Nov 09, 2020

No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...
Nov 09, 2020

Terry Fox among notable Canadians on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA - Terry Fox, who captivated a nation as he ran to raise awareness and money for cancer research, is among a group of notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the new $5 bill. Fox is among the...
Nov 09, 2020

President-elect's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U.S. ties
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer - and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States. But first, Biden has mor...
Nov 09, 2020

COVID-19 case in North Battleford school
Living Sky School Division has released a statement, saying an individual from McKitrick Community School in North Battleford was diagnosed with COVID-19.The division is working with the public and st...
Nov 09, 2020

La Ronge residents head to polls to vote
After all the votes are counted tonight, La Ronge will have a new mayor to lead the town for four years. Polls opened at 9 a.m. this morning at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre and will remain open unti...
Nov 09, 2020