Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Experts warn of increasing car use, loss of transit routes post-crisis
VANCOUVER - Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, making space fo...
May 07, 2020
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie faces criticism from MPs during committee
Federal politicians gave CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie a rough ride Thursday during his testimony before a House of Commons standing committee on finance. Ambrosie spoke via vide...
May 07, 2020
B.C. Premier Horgan reaches out to NHL to offer place to play if NHL returns
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he has reached out and offered the NHL a place to play games if the league can find a way to resume its suspended season. Speaking at a COVID...
May 06, 2020
Person suffers serious burns in Erindale kitchen fire
Saskatoon firefighters responded to a fire at 3:47 p.m. Wednesday after a 911 hang-up. Dispatchers gathered minimal information about the fire before the caller hung-up, a media release said. Using th...
May 06, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a kitchen fire on the 2400 block of Kenderdine Road on May 6, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
UPDATE: Buildings damaged in farmyard fire near Rosetown
Highway 4 south of Rosetown has reopened after a fire caused it to close Wednesday afternoon. RCMP told West Central Online the fire started from a burning barrel on a farmyard and spread to a field d...
May 06, 2020 A fire burned just off Highway 4 south of Rosetown on May 6, 2020. (Bob Sheasby)
Gasper Family Foundation sharing ideas for outdoor play
The memories of a Rosetown family and their love of outdoor play are being kept alive through a new project aiming to encourage more families to have fun together. The Gasper family lost their lives t...
May 06, 2020 One of the many submissions so far in the Gasper Family Foundation's Play More Campaign. (Gasper Family Foundation/Facebook)
Ambrosie speaking to government committee after financial assistance request
OTTAWA - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will testify at a House of Commons standing committee on finance on Thursday. The appearance on a videoconference will come nine days after news broke that the...
May 06, 2020
Analysis: The NBA is proceeding with extreme caution
The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where local and state governments have signed ...
May 06, 2020
Moe announces $7.5B stimulus package for Saskatchewan economy
The Government of Saskatchewan is dipping into its coffers to try to pull the province's economy out of its COVID-19 slump. Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday announced the details of a two-year capital p...
May 06, 2020
Montagliani says CONCACAF World Cup qualifying will have to change due to pandemic
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says the global pandemic will result in a change in World Cup qualifying for the region that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Montagliani, a na...
May 06, 2020
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