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Cases for four accused in the Gatzke homicide investigation adjourned while awaiting disclosure
Four accused facing charges connected to the death of Ryan John Gatzke last year had their matters adjourned while awaiting disclosure. RCMP reported Gatzke was located with serious injuries in a home...
Jul 28, 2020
Province records 17th death from COVID-19, nine new cases
Saskatchewan has recorded its 17th death in relation to the COVID-19 virus.The person was from the South, had tested positive for the virus, and was in their 70s.The information was part of the latest...
Jul 28, 2020
Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says discrimination against Hutterites will not help build trust as some colonies across the Prairies experience outbreaks of COVID-19. "The surrounding c...
Jul 28, 2020
Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete
The American frontier drama "The World to Come," the Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren comedy-drama "The Duke," Gia Coppola's "Mainstream," and the Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby drama "Pieces of a Woman...
Jul 28, 2020
Saskatchewan government names provincially-appointed chief firearms officer
A longtime security systems CEO and firearms instructor from Saskatoon is being tabbed as the man who will enforce the federal Firearms Act in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced Tuesday ...
Jul 28, 2020
Kingston youth pleads guilty to terror charges after January 2019 arrest
OTTAWA - A Kingston, Ont., youth has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for trying to persuade someone to plant a bomb. The youth, who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth ...
Jul 28, 2020
A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charit...
Jul 28, 2020
Wollaston Lake woman to receive prestigious award from University of Regina
A former teacher, educator director and Chief for Hatchet Lake First Nation, will receive one of the University of Regina's highest honours.Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was named the 2020 recipient of the ...
Jul 28, 2020
York 9 FC completes 2020 roster with signing of Canadian teenage forward
TORONTO - York 9 FC has completed its 2020 roster with the signing of 16-year-old Canadian forward Lowell Wright. The native of Brampton, Ont., has spent time with the Toronto FC academy, Sigma FC and...
Jul 28, 2020
Trainer Mark Casse pointing '19 Preakness winner towards Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - Mark Casse is hoping to provide the star power for this year's $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The veteran trainer is pointing War of Will, the 2019 Preakness Stakes winner, towards the...
Jul 28, 2020