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The City of Regina is laying off 360 of its casual employees due to the impact COVID-19 has had on the city. It will also be postponing the recall of about 500 seasonal employees. "The virus has resul...

Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. won't be heart-broken if training camp is pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Camps are scheduled to open May 17 but...

On the same day the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced it had opened a new primary care assessment site for COVID-19 in Regina, the province announced nine new cases of the virus. That hike...

The Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association (SHCA) has been collecting N-95 masks from its members and giving them to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. President Shantel Lipp said the health auth...

The head of a union that represents thousands of health-care workers in Saskatchewan has some particular criticisms of how the provincial government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. “That is o...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin have been pitted against one another throughout their careers. Memorable playoff matchups, battles for individual accolades, and the superstars' con...

Any lingering hope Sarah Pavan had about competing on this season's professional beach volleyball circuit was crushed the day city workers came to cut down the nets on Hermosa Beac...

Cancelling March Madness because of the coronavirus pandemic will cost the NCAA about $375 million that it would have distributed to 350 schools across the nation. Some will be able to absorb the loss...

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...

The Saskatchewan government is taking steps to ensure that tenants affected by COVID-19 will continue to have roofs over their heads. In a media release Thursday, the government announced that, effect...