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Posted: Apr 20, 2021 5:11 PM CT | Last Updated: April 20 A spike in online shopping because of COVID-19 coincides with Regina tech entrepreneur Barry Vopnus grocery delivery service for local stores. (Kirk Fraser/CBC) The pandemic has changed the way we shop for groceries — not just in terms of wearing a mask or following the directions on the floor, but also by creating a huge spike in online grocery shopping. Regina techpreneur Barry Vopnu is not jumping on that bandwagon — he has been b...

Dan Prices Royals take on the Giants on Wednesday but his focus could slowly be switching to the WHL U-15 draft. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST With the Victoria Royals floundering badly, it might not be too early for followers of the Royals to begin talking about Berkly Catton, easily the projected consensus first overall pick in the 2021 Western Hockey League U-15 (formerly bantam) draft. The Saskatoon Contacts youth star is considered a prodigy and could be only the second player in WHL history...

A man on the lam from Saskatchewan since 2007 has been arrested in Montreal. The Saskatchewan RCMP said Wednesday that 62-year-old Robert Charbonneau had been arrested Sunday at a Montreal airport on a Canada-wide warrant that originated in Gravelbourg. The Mounties said Charbonneau was wanted in connection with an alleged fraud at a school that occurred more than 15 years ago. Media reports at the time said Charbonneau was the director of College Mathieu. It’s alleged he took more than $100,...

The Swift Current Broncos lost 5-2 to the Winnipeg Ice on Monday. The Broncos were thoroughly outplayed in the opening period but took a 1-0 lead when defenseman Owen Williams scored on a partial breakaway with only 1.5 seconds remaining in the period. The Ice took control of the game in the second period with goals from Zachary Benson, Peyton Krebbs, and Michael Milne in just over eight minutes. Caleb Wyrostock fired home his fourth goal of the season to get the Broncos back within one goal as...

WHL Roundup: Trent Miner stays hot with 33 saves, leads Giants over Cougars April 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Trent Miner kicked out 33-of-34 shots as the Vancouver Giants edged the Prince George Cougars 2-1 on Monday in Western Hockey League play. Miner improved to 6-2-0 with a 1.18 goals-against average and .952 save percentage to go along with four shutouts in 2020-21. Eric Florchuk opened the scoring while Adam Hall put home the winner at 11:30 of the third period to help...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Prince Albert Raiders blueliner Adam McNutt puts Moose Jaw Warriors forward Atley Calvert in a headlock on Monday night at the Brandt Centre in Regina. The Prince Albert Raiders got things started on the right foot on Monday night at the Brandt Centre as Evan Herman scored on a breakaway just 80 seconds into their matchup with the Moose Jaw Warriors. However, it would be the Warriors that controlled most of the proceedings as th...

Coward makes season debut with Rebels April 20, 2021 Swift Current’s Chase Coward made his season debut for the Red Deer Rebels on Monday. The 6’2’’ netminder made 32 saves on 35 shots as the Rebels lost 3-2 to the host Medicine Hat Tigers. Coward, 18, has been serving as the third goaltender with the Rebels behind Byron Fancy and Ethan Anders. Coward had an outstanding season with the Moose Jaw U18 AAA Warriors in 2019-20 as he finished with a 2.08 goals against average and a .930 save...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Dylan Robertson Save to Read Later The #protectMB campaign is working to provide content designed by Indigenous partners that will resonate with their communities in different languages. Four months into Manitoba’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the province has taken its message beyond senior citizens. Winnipeg Free Press Four months into Manitoba’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the province has taken its message...

The drive-through vaccine clinic in Regina is temporarily closed after finishing its vaccine supply on Friday.(photo by Larissa Kurz) The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced over the weekend that several drive-through vaccine clinics will be closed until further notice, as the province awaits more vaccine doses.  On April 16, public health announced that both the Swift Current and Regina drive-through vaccine clinics had used their entire allotment of vaccines and will subsequently be clos...

By Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 19, 2021 5:24 AM Saskatoon’s immunization drive-thru vaccine clinic closed at the end of the day Sunday. There is no more vaccine left right now. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says immunization clinics will re-open when additional allotments of vaccine arrive in the province. Drive thru vaccine clinics also closed in Swift Current and Regina by Saturday. The SHA says both locations have used their allotment of vaccine. Immunization drive thru clini...