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Chinese telecom firm seeks stay of federal divestment order security concerns
OTTAWA - A state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm is asking a judge to pause a federal order to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns while broader arguments p...
Nov 24, 2021

Saskatchewan passes safe access legislation for hospitals
Everyone entering a hospital in Saskatchewan now will do so in a bubble.The provincial legislature on Wednesday passed legislation establishing safe access zones - or "bubbles" - around hospitals.Any ...
Nov 24, 2021

Als quarterback Trevor Harris says change of scenery rejuvenated him
The move to the Montreal Alouettes has made football fun again for Trevor Harris and taught the veteran quarterback the value of living in the moment. Harris began the year with the Edmonton Elks but ...
Nov 24, 2021

Riders’ Johnson, Marshall named West Division all-stars
Two members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence were named West Division all-stars Wednesday.Defensive tackle Micah Johnson and cornerback Nick Marshall were the only two Roughriders named to the...
Nov 24, 2021

Weapons, drugs found during five-person arrest
A report of a firearm being discharged on Red Pheasant Cree Nation resulted in five arrests and the seizure of multiple weapons and drugs.Police received the call early Tuesday morning, alleging the i...
Nov 24, 2021

Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent
IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...
Nov 24, 2021

First postelection question period picks up where campaign partisanship left off
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are wasting no time plunging back into fractious partisanship. In the first question period since the Sept. 20 election returned practically the same minority House of C...
Nov 24, 2021

JPII senior boys ready to make noise at provincials
Coming off a silver medal performance at Regionals last weekend in Saskatoon, the John Paul II Collegiate senior boys volleyball team are ready for their next challenge ahead at provincials. Taking pl...
Nov 24, 2021

Another person to stand trial in connection to homicide of Tiki Laverdiere
Samuel Takakenew will stand trial at Court of Queen's Bench in Battleford in connection to the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere.A date for the trial has yet to be set for the 37-year-old who is charged wit...
Nov 24, 2021

Province reports 90 new cases of COVID-19; active cases below 1,000 again
There were 90 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan today, but no new deaths. In Northern Saskatchewan, the new cases were located in the Far North West (six), Far North East (four)...
Nov 24, 2021