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Former WHL head coach Dave Lowry joins Paul Maurice's staff in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach. The 55-year-old from Sudbury, Ont., joins the Jets after spending the 2019-20 season as head coach of the Western Hockey Leagu...
Nov 23, 2020

COVID-19 Atlantic bubble on hold as 2 provinces pull out; Toronto, Peel in lockdown
Two provinces are temporarily withdrawing from the Atlantic bubble in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, while tighter restrictions - including short-term lockdowns - take effect today in parts...
Nov 23, 2020

Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum
Bruce, the fiberglass shark made from the "Jaws" mould, is ready for his close-up. The 1,208 pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old shark, famous for being difficult to work with on the set of Steven Spielb...
Nov 23, 2020

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic
ROME - Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspira...
Nov 23, 2020

Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp
LONDON - Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech gi...
Nov 23, 2020

COVID-19 cases identified in North Battleford schools
Living Sky School Division released a statement Monday, announcing two more cases of COVID-19 were identified within the division at the end of last week.One case was diagnosed in an individual in Con...
Nov 23, 2020

Longtime Conservative MP Peter Kent won't run again in key riding for the party
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Peter Kent says he won't run again in the next federal election. Kent captured the previously Liberal stronghold riding of Thornhill, in the Greater Toronto Are...
Nov 23, 2020

N.L. and P.E.I. impose new travel restrictions, bursting the Atlantic bubble
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are temporarily pulling out of the Atlantic bubble as COVID-19 cases rise in the region. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier A...
Nov 23, 2020

SaskMusic Presents: Home for the Holidays
We want to get a little holiday spirit going! Our Home for the Holidays intake is collecting for two streams.1) Artists who want to film one holiday/Christmas/winter/seasonally-themed song for us, for...
Nov 23, 2020

Christmas Information for LLRIB Members
Due to Covid- 19 there will be No Christmas Dinner this year. Urban members in Prince Albert and Saskatoon Mark Your Calendars.We will have two staff handing out a Walmart gift card for Christmas. One...
Nov 23, 2020