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Activities of four Sask WHL teams put on pause due to COVID-19 protocols
Four of Saskatchewan's five WHL teams now are shut down by COVID-19, while the fifth has been allowed to resume activities.The league announced Friday the activities of 15 teams - including the Regina...
Jan 08, 2022
Salvation Army North East Circuit falls short of 2021 kettle campaign goal
The North East Salvation Army kettle campaign funds have been tallied.Both Melfort and Tisdale were shy of their fundraising goal this year, but Major Rick Robins said both communities were nothing sh...
Jan 08, 2022
Warrant issued for Pelican Narrows man following New Years Eve shooting
UPDATE: The RCMP have reported Tanner Ballantyne was arrested on Jan. 21 without incident. He made his first court appearance and was remanded until his next court date on Jan. 25 in Pelican Narrows.-...
Jan 08, 2022
Odermatt masters steep finish, leads World Cup giant slalom
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) - World Cup overall leader Marco Odermatt led the first run of a giant slalom Saturday, aiming to give Alpine ski powerhouse Switzerland its first win in 14 years in its cl...
Jan 08, 2022
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne tournament semifinal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from her semifinal match Saturday at a WTA tournament with an abdominal injury, allowing her opponent Veronika Kuder...
Jan 08, 2022
Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them
OTTAWA - RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved i...
Jan 08, 2022
Reports: Lawyers say Djokovic had COVID-19 last month
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Lawyers for Novak Djokovic filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 last month, the Austral...
Jan 08, 2022
Reports: Lawyers say Djokovic had COVID-19 last month
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Lawyers for Novak Djokovic filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 last month, the Austral...
Jan 08, 2022
Shoemaker: Getting to Beijing is the first Olympic competition
When Canada's team of more than 200 athletes are aboard their chartered flights to Beijing, it will feel like the first major Olympic hurdle has been cleared, says David Shoemaker. The Beijing Games o...
Jan 08, 2022
Former Western Mustangs head football coach Larry Haylor passes away at age 76
Larry Haylor, who guided the Western Mustangs to two Vanier Cup titles as head coach, has died at the age of 76. An official at Western said late Friday that Haylor had suffered a heart attack Thursda...
Jan 08, 2022