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A snowmobile rally in mid-March is at the heart of Saskatchewan's largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. The Government of Saskatchewan announced Saturday that there were 30 new cases in the p...

Muskeg Lake Cree Nation band council declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. An emergency plan is now in place. That includes closing roads in the community excep...

Great Western Brewing Company in Saskatoon is increasing wages for on-site employees until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. In a media release on Friday, the Saskatchewan brewer announced a $3 an hour p...

Longtime Ottawa Senators broadcaster Gord Wilson has tested positive for COVID-19. Wilson's status was confirmed on Friday by his wife, Patricia Boal, on an Ottawa newscast. Boal, who works for C...

The North Central Family Centre is doing what it can to help out families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-founder and executive director Sandy Wankel said the centre is doing a wide variety o...

Anyone who scoffs at all these drastic measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, who wonders if it's really necessary to shut down sports around the world, needs a primer on the 1919 Stanley Cup...

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved. Ryan Straschnitzki is seeking damages from the driver...

Saskatchewan teachers will soon be teaching lessons once again. The Government of Saskatchewan’s education response planning team gave an update on Friday, saying teachers at the 27 school divis...

A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19:   OLYMPICS - 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021.   HOCKEY - NHL suspends 2...

For those who have already booked their berths in the Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee's confirmation that athletes who have qualified remain qualified provides some cla...