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Attack on Saudi oil site fuels upward march for crude prices
BANGKOK - Oil prices remained elevated Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increa...
Mar 08, 2021

Commons committee expands probe to include allegations against current defence chief
OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons defence committee have agreed to invite several senior Liberal government officials to testify as part an expanded probe into allegations of misconduct against...
Mar 08, 2021

Pfizer first expected vaccine wouldn't be approved in Canada until February
OTTAWA - The president of Pfizer Canada says when the company signed a purchase agreement last August it didn't expect its vaccine to get approved here until February. Cole Pinnow also told the House ...
Mar 08, 2021

Saskatchewan to increase monthly 911 fees
Saskatchewan is doubling its 911 fee.In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the fee - which is applied to all phone bills - will be going from $0.94 per month to ...
Mar 08, 2021

Written in the stars: Sask. man’s journey from Canora to Mars
As a kid, Tim Haltigin quickly became familiar with stars in the night sky.They illuminated the farm near Canora where he grew up. His curiosity was as constant as the constellations that kept him com...
Mar 08, 2021

The Naked Cowboy arrested while performing at Bike Week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A Times Square performer known as the Naked Cowboy was arrested on a misdemeanour charge of resisting arrest without violence and cited for panhandling while working a gig at Bik...
Mar 08, 2021

Toronto Raptors using all-female broadcast crew for televised game later this month
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will have women in every on-air role on a televised game later this month. The NBA team made the announcement on International Women's Day. Meghan McPeak will have the pl...
Mar 08, 2021

Restrictions easing in some provinces as U.S. issues advice to those fully vaccinated
Restrictions meant to stem the spread of COVID-19 are easing in parts of Ontario and Quebec, as well as all of New Brunswick. Ontario is lifting stay-at-home orders today in Toronto, Peel Region and N...
Mar 08, 2021

Rolling back progress for women should not be COVID-19's legacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic should not be rolling back progress Canadian women made before the crisis. Speaking at a virtual Daughters of the Vote e...
Mar 08, 2021

Low-wage women hit hardest by COVID-19, report says
OTTAWA - A new report says low-income women are facing the steepest climb out of the economic hole opened by COVID-19 that will need to be addressed by any federal efforts to aid in a recovery. Employ...
Mar 08, 2021