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New Indigenous Outdoor Learning Centre opens at Hanin Creek
SaskPolytech and the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) recently celebrated the launch of a project meant to increase cultural awareness.The Indigenous Outdoor Learning Centre is an extension of the H...
Jul 02, 2022

Anti-Taliban law could be tweaked to get more humanitarian aid to Afghans: minister
OTTAWA - A law outlawing any dealings with the Taliban, which charities complain is impeding their ability to help needy Afghans, could be adjusted by the federal government to give more flexibility t...
Jul 02, 2022

Jan. 6 hearings, abortion fallout casting long shadow over Trump's comeback hopes
WASHINGTON - It's a lesson oddsmakers have long since learned the hard way: never assume the imminent political demise of one Donald Trump. But the one-two punch of the congressional investigation int...
Jul 02, 2022

Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had given some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions. The order handed down Friday night by t...
Jul 01, 2022

Elks down Tiger-Cats 29-25 for first win of CFL season
HAMILTON - Jalen Collins recovered a fumble and scored on a 14-yard return in the fourth quarter to give the Edmonton Elks their first win of the season with a 29-25 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats o...
Jul 01, 2022

JT Poston opens 4-stroke lead in PGA's John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic, following an opening 9-under 62 with a 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run. Coming off a second...
Jul 01, 2022

Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 32 points to lead Canada over Dominican Republic
HAMILTON - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drilled a silky smooth three-pointer late in the third quarter Friday, and then flashed three fingers to the delighted crowd. In his first national team appearance i...
Jul 01, 2022

NY overhauls handgun rules in effort to preserve some limits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state's handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most p...
Jul 01, 2022

Canada Day celebrations include time of reflection for many
While Canada Day celebrates the creation of the nation, for many Indigenous peoples it's a reminder of what was taken from them. At the celebrations along the riverbank in Prince Albert, Reina Morin a...
Jul 01, 2022

Vancouver Canucks ink Brock Boeser to three-year, US$19.95-million deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed restricted free agent Brock Boeser to a new deal. The 25-year-old right-winger agreed to a three-year contract worth US$6.65 million per year, the team an...
Jul 01, 2022