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A wildfire burning in the Fort a la Corne forest east of Prince Albert has forced a small evacuation from the community of James Smith Cree Nation. Eight people considered priority one members were ta...

TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto will not be held on its scheduled dates of July 10-12. Race promoters made the decision on Friday after the city announced it was cancelling permits for major events a...

TORONTO - Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a mon...

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are both “very comfortable” with their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel, but Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland won’t sa...

TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL - an umbrella organization for th...

TORONTO - Alysha Newman is accustomed to waiting patiently between pole vault attempts. Depending on the competition, she can wait as long as half an hour between jumps. The stop-and-start pace of pol...

It’s the unofficial start to summer! The May long weekend is here! While it won’t be what we’re used to, there’s still a ton to do. And when we come out of it, we’ll be a...

Two of the eight people charged in the disappearance and death of Tiki Laverdiere received sentences Friday. Mavis Takakenew and Brent Checkosis pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to murder. T...

Eligible lower-income workers at essential care facilities in the province can now apply to the Saskatchewan Temporary Wage Supplement Program. For each eligible worker, the temporary wage supplement ...

The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses doesn't understand why Regina's Pasqua Hospital is being treated differently than Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital. Tracy Zambory said Friday on Sask...