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Advocates push for awareness of anti-Asian racism as new surveys highlight toll
OTTAWA - At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy Go knew Canada was about to repeat history. The president of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice said she braced herself for t...
Jan 07, 2022
Saskatchewan Winter Games in Regina cancelled due to COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Winter Games that were set to take place in Regina in late February will not go ahead due to COVID-19. The annual event was scheduled for Feb. 20 to 26.The Saskatchewan Games Council ...
Jan 07, 2022
"I didn't have time to panic": Victims of apartment building fire recall everyone trying to escape
Two of the victims said it was a close call for all the residents when the fire broke out at the apartment building at 1441 102nd St. in North Battleford Monday at about 1:25 a.m.Police and fire crews...
Jan 07, 2022
Sketches released of 2020 assault suspects
Battlefords RCMP are warning the public of three male suspects of an incident of assault.On Nov. 7, 2020, the detachment sent officers to a residence in the RM of North Battleford shortly before midni...
Jan 07, 2022
P.A. and northern Saskatchewan saw positive job growth throughout 2021
Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan saw some of the best job growth in 2021 the region has had in the past 15 years.According to Statistics Canada, around 1,800 positions were created in communiti...
Jan 07, 2022
Bomb squad completes removal of unstable chemicals from U of R labs
The Regina Police Service's bomb squad and other first responders began the process Friday of removing unstable chemicals from some labs on the University of Regina campus.The operation was completed ...
Jan 07, 2022
Province confirms 1,170 new cases of COVID-19, first time daily cases have exceeded a thousand
For the first time since the pandemic began, the new daily case numbers of COVID-19 in the province has exceeded 1,000 in a single day's count.Another 1,170 new cases of COVID-19, including 119 new ca...
Jan 07, 2022
Moe gov’t says it hasn’t ruled out more public health measures
The Saskatchewan government has reiterated it hasn't dismissed the idea of new public health measures as case numbers of the COVID-19 Omicron variant rise in the province.In a statement Friday, Premie...
Jan 07, 2022
Riders announce McRoberts, Awachie extensions, sign fullback Tuck
Paul McRoberts will continue to wear green and white in 2022.The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they have signed the slotback to a contract extension. They also announced they have re-signed...
Jan 07, 2022
Oilers place forward Kailer Yamamoto in NHL's COVID-19 protocol
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed Kailer Yamamoto in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol after the forward tested positive on a rapid test. Yamamoto was pulled from the Oilers' practice Friday after ...
Jan 07, 2022