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Phase one of Highway 5 construction complete for winter season
Highway 5 construction between Humboldt and Saskatoon is complete for the season and will begin again in the spring.Phase one of the multi-year project saw 10 kilometres of widening and sightline impr...
Nov 06, 2020
Former RCMP officer testifies of 'tangible tension' between gaming enforcement teams
VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer has told the inquiry into money laundering that there was "tangible tension" between the two British Columbia policing teams working to prevent illegal gaming in the ...
Nov 06, 2020
North Stars to open season Friday in Kindersley
The Battlefords North Stars will kick off their regular season Friday night in Kindersley, versus the Klippers - the division rivals. Friday's game will be the first of a back-to-back between the Nort...
Nov 06, 2020
Christopher Lake illustrates STARS significance to north
A Wednesday morning accident near Christopher Lake highlighted the importance of Saskatchewan's air ambulance service to people dealing with an emergency.Shortly after 1 a.m., emergency responders wer...
Nov 06, 2020
Quebec invests $15 million to improve cultural security of Indigenous patients
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing $15 million into the province's health-care system to increase cultural security among First Nations and Inuit communities. The concept of cultural security refers to a ...
Nov 06, 2020
Trudeau says hoped-for COVID-19 vaccine faces distribution hurdles in the new year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some COVID-19 vaccine candidates expected in the new year will pose significant logistical and distribution challenges.Trudeau says he hopes a viable vaccine will be...
Nov 06, 2020
TeleMiracle 45 set to take place spring of 2021
Saskatchewan's TeleMiracle 45 is set to keep the show running, despite COVID-19. The event will take place the weekend of February 27 to 28 in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan's longest running charity event w...
Nov 06, 2020
MLS playoffs to open Nov. 20 with 17 matches ending with Dec. 12 MLS Cup final
TORONTO - MLS teams will have time to prepare for the playoffs after the regular season closes Sunday. But the schedule will be compressed with the 17-match, 23-day post-season kicking off after the N...
Nov 06, 2020
Stars long gone, but intriguing names still available in NHL free agency
NHL free agency during the COVID-19 pandemic was always going to be different. The salary cap staying at US$81.5 million, less money in the system because of a drastic drop in revenues, and the uncert...
Nov 06, 2020
Hubbard, Ogbongbemiga don't have time to feel bad about Cowboys' first loss of season
Canadians Chuba Hubbard and Amen Ogbongbemiga and the remainder of the Oklahoma State Cowboys don't have the luxury of time to lament their first loss of the season. Texas knocked then No. 6-ranked Ok...
Nov 06, 2020