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Decorated Canadian sprint canoeist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe retires
Decorated Canadian sprint caoneist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe is retiring months after earning a pair of medals in her Olympic debut. The 29-year-old from Trois-Rivires, Que., announced her retirement ...
Apr 04, 2022
Northern premiers discuss Arctic sovereignty with PM in light of war in Ukraine
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says he and the other two premiers of Canada's northern territories met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the national defence minister on Monday to discuss Arctic so...
Apr 04, 2022
Saskatchewan sending team to Germany to meet with Ukrainian refugees
While in Germany on a trade mission last week, Premier Scott Moe met with refugees who'd fled their homes in Ukraine.Now a delegation from Saskatchewan is heading back there to try to help.Moe said he...
Apr 04, 2022
Saskatoon mortgage broker says Epic Alliance investors could be left hanging
A Saskatoon mortgage broker believes investors across Canada who put their money into a company called Epic Alliance may be left with a huge headache.The Saskatoon real estate investment company, run ...
Apr 04, 2022
SUMA convention taking place this week
Local political leaders will be busy attending the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) Convention in Regina this week, running to April 6.Bob Hawkins sits on the SUMA board of directo...
Apr 04, 2022
Melting snow may be helping COVID levels increase in P.A., North Battleford seeing drop
COVID levels are seeing a big increase in Prince Albert, however, there may be a specific reason why.According to the University of Saskatchewan, which continues to study wastewater in the community t...
Apr 04, 2022
Prisoner escapes Besnard Lake Correctional Camp
The public is asked to be on the lookout for an escaped prisoner from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp.According to a media release, on April 2 around 8 a.m., Pinehouse RCMP received a report of an inma...
Apr 04, 2022
RCMP arrest two more people in suspicious death on Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation
The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit has made two more arrests in connection to the death of a man in Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation.Scotty Jimmy from North Battleford and Allison Bear of Sask...
Apr 04, 2022
Dem, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19, the top Democratic and Republican negotiators said Monday, but the measure dro...
Apr 04, 2022
Local Gretzky fan believes thieves specifically targeted his collection
To say it's been an emotional few days is an understatement for Aron Gratias.He recently discovered a massive Wayne Gretzky and hockey memorabilia collection he has accumulated over the last 40-plus y...
Apr 04, 2022