Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Second auction of retail liquor store permits set to begin
Another round of auctions for retail liquor store permits in Saskatchewan is set to begin Jan. 21. The initial round began Nov. 27 and concluded Dec. 6. The second series of auctions involves the rura...
Jan 14, 2020
Australian village scorched by wildfires struggles with loss
NERRIGUNDAH, Australia - Ash Graham's dog, Kozi, wakes him at 8 a.m., eager for his morning walk. Then Graham realizes he was dreaming, and gets up from the one-man tent he's been sleeping in each nig...
Jan 14, 2020
Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate
WASHINGTON - After weeks of delay and strategizing, the U.S. House is planning to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the trial on ...
Jan 14, 2020
Foam Lake-area farmer finds success with internet alter-ego
A Saskatchewan farmer is getting a big following online with his alter-ego Quick Dick McDick. His YouTube channel features videos with commentary on the federal carbon tax, Parliament Hill, budgets an...
Jan 14, 2020 Quick Dick McDick is the online persona of a Foam Lake area farmer (YouTube)
Marc Gasol expects to return from injury for Raptors' next game
Toronto Raptors starting centre Marc Gasol expects to return from a left hamstring injury tomorrow night in Oklahoma City against the Thunder. Gasol was hurt Dec. 18 in Detroit, the same nig...
Jan 14, 2020
Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality
TORONTO - A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson,...
Jan 14, 2020
Young Canadians say current events, string of bad news adding to anxiety
Anxiety and apathy have both come easily to Galen Watts so far this year. The PhD student at Queen's University has watched with a mix of dismay and detachment as headlines about rampant wildfires in ...
Jan 14, 2020
Roughriders re-sign long-snapper Jorgen Hus
Saskatoon-born long-snapper Jorgen Hus has signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL team made the announcement Tuesday. Hus, 30, could have become a free agent F...
Jan 14, 2020
RCMP charges 5 people in Christmastime murder
The RCMP has charged five people in connection with the death of 28-year-old Sheena Marie Billette. A driver on Highway 102 discovered Billette's body on Dec. 23 just north of La Ronge. Mounties have ...
Jan 14, 2020 The body of Sheena Marie Billette, 28, was found on Highway 102 north of La Ronge on Dec. 23. (Facebook)
Australian village scorched by wildfires struggles with loss
NERRIGUNDAH, Australia (AP) - Ash Graham's dog, Kozi, wakes him at 8 a.m., eager for his morning walk. Then Graham realizes he was dreaming, and gets up from the one-man tent he's been sleeping in eac...
Jan 14, 2020
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