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Sask. Baseball HOF Induction Ceremony postponed to 2021
There will be a double-header of baseball greatness celebrated next year, as the Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its annual induction ceremony for the class of 2020 has been postponed to May...
Aug 24, 2020

California high court rejects Scott Peterson's death penalty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction but overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, and said prosecutors ma...
Aug 24, 2020

Bank of Canada looks for broader input in updating inflation-target framework
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is turning to the public for input on its inflation-rate target that underlies any changes to the central bank's trend-setting interest rate. The bank had already planned o...
Aug 24, 2020

Evacuation alert lifted for Penticton, B.C., wildfire threat has 'subsided'
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in the path of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region, while hundreds of others forced out of their ho...
Aug 24, 2020

Military lifts order grounding Snowbirds team, some restrictions still in place
OTTAWA - The Snowbirds are allowed back in the air after a deadly crash this spring saw the aerobatic team's iconic jets grounded in British Columbia for more than three months. The Royal Canadian Air...
Aug 24, 2020

Pages in the Park Pop Up Tents (A Free Summer Literacy Initiative)
Pages in the Park Pop Up Tents was a free literacy initiative sponsored by Light of Christ Catholic School Division, the ministry of Education and Frontier College.For over a week, families were able ...
Aug 24, 2020

Canadian Milos Raonic beats Daniel Evans, advances to round of 16
Canada's Milos Raonic has advanced to the round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., beat Great Britain's Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-5 in a second-round match at the openin...
Aug 24, 2020

Temporary service solution en-route, says SaskTel spokesperson following weekend fire
Editor's note: This story has been amended to reflect a 4:30p.m. update from SaskTel.The cause of a weekend fire in Spiritwood remains under investigation, meanwhile service is slowly being restored f...
Aug 24, 2020

Virtual Metis Kitchen Party
Join MACSI for a fun Kitchen Party-style event with music and dance - celebrating culture, community and reconciliation in Saskatchewan! This year we are proud to present a virtual, online concert. We...
Aug 24, 2020

Canadians join lawsuit to overturn opening Alaska wilderness to energy drilling
Canadian First Nations and environmentalists have joined a U.S. lawsuit aimed at overturning a decision that opens an Alaska wilderness to oil and gas exploration. The Gwich'In Tribal Council, which r...
Aug 24, 2020