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Idea for addressing racism in policing prompts tense exchange in Green debates
OTTAWA - One of the 10 people running to be the next leader of the Green Party of Canada is suggesting police should have to pay racialized Canadians a fee every time they stop them - an idea that pro...
Jun 23, 2020
Leafs' Spezza remains optimistic NHL season will resume this summer
TORONTO - Jason Spezza remains optimistic. After a bad week for professional sports that saw players across North America test positive for COVID-19, the veteran Toronto Maple Leafs cen...
Jun 23, 2020
Battlefords Pride staying visible amid ongoing pandemic
June is pride month across the globe and in the Battlefords community, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the local pride organization are happy to offer something special to mark the occasion. Ba...
Jun 23, 2020
Libraries, galleries, museums, live theatres and movie theatres can reopen June 29
As of next Monday, residents in Saskatchewan can return to libraries, galleries, museums, live theatres and movie theatres as the province gave all the greenlight to reopen.According to a media releas...
Jun 23, 2020
Eleven new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 753.Ten of those cases are in the province's Far North region and one is in the Saskatoon region.Of the reported cases, 95 rem...
Jun 23, 2020
Canada's Kyle (The Monster) Nelson off weekend UFC card due to visa issues
Canadian Kyle (The Monster) Nelson is off this weekend's UFC card in Las Vegas due to visa issues. Nelson (13-3-0) was slated to face Sean (The Sniper) Woodson at a catchweight of 150 pounds at Saturd...
Jun 23, 2020
Canada's sports ethics body wants IOC to amend Rule 50 for sake of human rights
OTTAWA - The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport says it supports freedom of expression for athletes at Olympic and Paralympic Games. The CCES, which administers Canada's anti-doping program and ...
Jun 23, 2020
US deports ex-paramilitary leader 'Toto' Constant to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former paramilitary leader Emmanuel Constant was deported from the U.S. on Tuesday and arrested as soon as he landed in Haiti, where he faces murder and torture charges stemmin...
Jun 23, 2020
Boys and Girls Clubs to restart Summer Adventure Day Camps in July
With the first part of phase four in the provincial government's Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan starting this week, summer camps and day camps will be able to resume operations.Members of the Boys and Girl...
Jun 23, 2020
Champagne pays China mortgages, moves to Canadian banks to avoid 'distraction'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he has repaid two mortgages with a Chinese state bank and refinanced them with a Canadian financial institution. Champagne disclosed ...
Jun 23, 2020