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Canadian rugby international Sophie de Goede signs with England's Saracens
LONDON - Canadian rugby international Sophie de Goede has signed with England's Saracens.The No. 8 from Victoria, who can also play flanker and lock, captained Canada at the youth level. The 21-year-o...
Nov 05, 2020
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon raises over $640,000
At the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon residents from all over the province helped raise just over $640,000 for the first hemodialysis unit for children in Saskatchewan.According to a media...
Nov 05, 2020
Living Sky honours retiring board members
It was a night of many goodbyes at Living Sky School Division this week. The division honoured five retiring board members for their service with dinner, a gift and a video presentation, while also fo...
Nov 05, 2020
Second reading for federal bill to make Orange Shirt Day a stat holiday
A federal bill is making its way through the House of Commons to make Sept. 30 a statutory holiday.The holiday would be in honour of residential school survivors and their families, as well as address...
Nov 05, 2020
Heavy snowfalls expected this weekend
It's looking like Saskatchewan and the rest of the Prairies are going to have their first big snowfall of the year this weekend.According to Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang, the Prince Alb...
Nov 05, 2020
Trainer Mark Casse's Breeders' Cup contingent has a definite Canadian flavour to it
He's an American, but trainer Mark Casse will provide a definite Canadian flavour at the Breeders' Cup. Five of the six horses Casse will run at Keeneland have ties to Canada. Gretzky the Great is the...
Nov 05, 2020
Psychiatrist says Fredericton mass murder was caused by actions of 'deranged' man
FREDERICTON - A psychiatrist who diagnosed the Fredericton mass shooter as schizophrenic told jurors Thursday it was sad that four people were killed because of a "deranged" man. Dr. Julian Gojer, on ...
Nov 05, 2020
Ottawa Aces delay start of play in English rugby league's third tier until 2022
The fledgling Ottawa Aces, who were set to kick off life in the third tier of English rugby league next year, have decided to postpone play until 2022. The Aces cited the global pandemic as the reason...
Nov 05, 2020
Outbreak at Stanley Mission Health Centre declared over
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak in Stanley Mission Health Centre over.The outbreak was originally declared on Oct. 9 and lasted nearly a month.Acc...
Nov 05, 2020
Airlines failed to prepare adequately for new passenger rights charter: report
OTTAWA - Canada's transportation regulator says poor preparation by airlines for the new air passenger rights charter led to communication problems that frustrated travellers and denied some their pro...
Nov 05, 2020