Sask. environment ministry says cleanup work underway after Husky oil spill
By Canadian PressSaskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is overseeing Husky Energy's response to a major oil spill caused by a leaking pipeline near Maidstone, Sask. Thursday.Wes Kotyk, executive...
View ArticleOlympic and anti-doping leaders clash over Russian scandal
By Canadian PressRIO DE JANEIRO — Declaring that the global drug-testing system is damaged, Olympic leaders and anti-doping officials vowed Tuesday to fix the problems and prevent the type of scandal...
View ArticleRoundup: Relay swimmers cap big day for Canadian women's teams in Rio
By Canadian PressRIO DE JANEIRO — It was only fitting that Canada's first medal of the Rio Olympics came from a team of women athletes.Canada capped its opening day in Rio with bronze in the women's...
View ArticleCanada's Penny Oleksiak ties for gold in 100 metre freestyle at Rio Olympics
By Canadian PressRIO DE JANEIRO — Teen swimming sensation Penny Oleksiak tied for gold in the women's 100-metre freestyle on Thursday at the Rio Olympics.The 16-year-old Toronto native finished in an...
View ArticleBarber crashes out of pole vault event as Canada's medal streak ends at nine...
By Canadian PressRIO DE JANEIRO — As the pole vault bar fell 5.65 metres to the ground, Shawn Barber's Olympic dreams came crashing down with it.It was a bitter but fitting end to Day 10 of the Rio...
View ArticleContractor mauled by wolf at Cigar Lake mine
By Canadian PressA mining company says a contractor at one of its sites in northern Saskatchewan is in hospital after he was mauled by a wolf.Cameco says the 26-year-old victim was on his lunch break...
View ArticleSask. needs tougher penalties for drunk drivers: MADD
By Canadian PressSaskatchewan needs tougher penalties for impaired drivers according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.MADD says to stop what it calls a pervasive culture of impaired driving, changes...
View ArticleSaskatchewan changes law to help workers with psychological injuries, PTSD
By Canadian PressREGINA - Saskatchewan workers suffering psychological injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder won't have to prove that it occurred on the job.The government has changed The...
View ArticleNDP concerned about suicide prevention programs in north
By Canadian PressThe NDP is raising concerns about suicide prevention programs in northern Saskatchewan where six indigenous girls have killed themselves this fall.Opposition critic Buckley Belanger...
View ArticleDivers find bodies of missing man, woman, in northern Saskatchewan river
By Canadian PressA man and a woman in northern Saskatchewan who were reported missing earlier this week have been found dead.RCMP say divers have recovered the body of the 55-year-old woman inside a...
View ArticleStar Wars actress Carrie Fisher in stable condition after major heart attack
By Canadian PressCarrie Fisher has reportedly been transported to a hospital after suffering a severe medical emergency on a flight Friday.According to celebrity website TMZ, paramedics worked on the...
View ArticlePeople on Sask. First Nation moved to hotels over flood concerns
About 100 people from the James Smith Cree Nation will be relocated to hotels in nearby Melfort, Sask., as a precaution over flood risks in the area. A state of emergency was declared Tuesday...
View ArticleHealth Canada looking into complaints about Banana Boat sunscreen
TORONTO - Health Canada says it's looking into three recent complaints of babies allegedly being burned by Banana Boat sunscreen products. Spokeswoman Renelle Briand says the three reports were all...
View ArticleLegendary CFL coach Don Matthews dead at age 77
TORONTO - One of the CFL's most prolific coaches has died. Don Matthews was a larger-than-life character known for his abrasive style. He died today in Oregon at the age of 77. The native of Amesbury,...
View ArticleGirl in Amber Alert case dropped off in woods: police
Police say a Saskatchewan girl abducted from a playground last week was dropped off in a wooded area outside the city of Prince Albert. In a news conference Wednesday morning, Insp. Jason Stonechild...
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