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Maidstone man reported missing
UPDATE: As of 10:42 a.m., police have reported Gibson has been located.-Maidstone RCMP are asking the public for help in locating Kevin Gibson.The man was reported missing on Wednesday and was last se...
May 05, 2022
Governor General Mary Simon to visit hometown while touring Nunavik
OTTAWA - Canada's first Indigenous Governor General is making a visit to a number of remote northern Quebec communities, including her own hometown. Mary Simon will make stops next week in Kuujjuaq, K...
May 05, 2022
No permission needed for controlled burns regardless of conditions: SPSA
There were two significant fires resulting from controlled burns that spiralled out of control in late April, but provincial law doesn't require anyone who wants to conduct a controlled burn in Saskat...
May 05, 2022
Committee tasked with promoting hockey in Quebec says game should be 'national' sport
MONTREAL - A committee established by the Quebec government to promote hockey in the province says the sport needs to be more affordable. The committee, headed by former Montreal Canadiens goalie Marc...
May 05, 2022
NBCHS grad youngest ever to receive Saskatchewan volunteer medal
It's a proud time for Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal recipient Ishita Mann, the youngest person ever to receive the honour since the awards were established close to 30 years ago.The 19-year-old North B...
May 05, 2022
Province reports 766 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting the Omicron variant BA.2 is the dominant strain of COVID-19 making up 83 per cent of the variants of concern in this weeks epidemiology (epi) report.A littl...
May 05, 2022
Ex-world champ Spencer says Boxing Canada boss should've been fired "a long time ago"
Three-time world boxing champion Mary Spencer is surprised that Daniel Trepanier still has his job. "He should have been fired a long time ago," Spencer said. "A long time ago." The eight-time nationa...
May 05, 2022
Israeli medics say 3 killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (AP) - A pair of Palestinian attackers went on a stabbing rampage in a town near Tel Aviv on Thursday night, killing at least three people and wounding four others before fleeing in a vehicl...
May 05, 2022
Canada's trade minister, U.S. ambassador vow closer trade ties, despite differences
WASHINGTON - Trade Minister Mary Ng and U.S. counterpart Katherine Tai say they are forging closer trade ties between their two countries, in spite of lingering irritants. Tai is in Ottawa for a two-d...
May 05, 2022
Matthews, Marner primed for tougher matchup as Leafs head south
TORONTO - Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner have been flying for the Maple Leafs to open the playoffs. After some disappointing statistical showings in recent years, that's the good news. The bad news?...
May 05, 2022