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Steve Molnar, former Roughriders fullback, dies at age 73
Saturday was a sad one for Roughrider fans as iconic fullback Steve Molnar died at age 73.Molnar, originally from Saskatoon, played for the team from 1969 to 1978. He backed up the legendary George Re...
Jan 17, 2021
Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols
Small groups of right-wing protesters - some of them carrying rifles - gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday as National Guard troops and police kept watch to preven...
Jan 17, 2021
Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols
Small groups of right-wing protesters - some of them carrying rifles - gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday as National Guard troops and police kept watch to preven...
Jan 17, 2021
New video marks Canada's contributions to first Gulf War on 30th anniversary
OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation is being commemorated in a new video released on the 30th anniversary of the start of what is now known as the first Gu...
Jan 17, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Quebec and Ontario; cases spike in New Brunswick
MONTREAL - A decline in the number hospitalizations in Ontario and Quebec on Sunday provided some small glimmers of a hope in a day marked by a rising COVID-19 death toll and record-breaking cases in ...
Jan 17, 2021
Victoria firefighters use homeowners' jackhammer to rescue cat trapped in tiny pipe
VICTORIA - A Victoria firefighter says using a jackhammer and other home repair tools to save a cat stuck in a tiny basement drainpipe ranks as the strangest rescue call he's been on in his 20-year ca...
Jan 17, 2021
Province hits one-day COVID-19 vaccination record, over 20,000 people vaccinated since program began
The Saskatchewan Health Authority set another COVID-19 vaccine record, administering 3,232 doses yesterday (on Saturday). The province has now eclipsed the 20,000 vaccine mark at 20,159. The doses wer...
Jan 17, 2021
Canadian forward Cyle Larin plays provider in Besiktas win over Istanbul rival
ISTANBUL - Canadian forward Cyle Larin played provider Sunday, helping set up league-leading Besiktas' insurance goal in stoppage time for a 2-0 win over Istanbul rival Galatasaray. French winger Geor...
Jan 17, 2021
Moose Jaw rally protesting public health order gets heated, four tickets issued
A group of approximately 100 protesters gathered Saturday in the area of Main Street North and Thatcher Drive in Moose Jaw, calling for an "open and public debate" over current public health measures ...
Jan 17, 2021
No place for 'far right' in Conservative Party: O'Toole
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says there is "no place for the far right" in the party. O'Toole made the declaration in a statement today in which he lists the numerous ways that he...
Jan 17, 2021