Author Archives:

Some B.C. evacuees to be allowed to return home, key railway corridor to reopen
Some evacuees set to return home today and a key railway corridor expected to reopen following record rainfall in B.C. that caused flooding and triggered mudslides. A week after the entire city of Mer...
Nov 23, 2021

Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 people
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A bus crash in western Bulgaria early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people, authorities said. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were ch...
Nov 23, 2021

Ferry capsizes in Sri Lanka; at least 6 dead
COLOMBO (AP) - A navy spokesperson says a ferry capsized Tuesday in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least six people. Twelve people have been rescued, navy spokesperson Capt. Indika de Silva said. The n...
Nov 23, 2021

Newhook scores tiebreaker late, Avalanche beat Senators 7-5
DENVER (AP) - Alex Newhook scored the go-ahead goal with 1:33 left, sending the Colorado Avalanche past the Ottawa Senators 7-5 on Monday night for their fifth straight win. Zach Sanford got his first...
Nov 22, 2021

Jarry posts 30 saves, Penguins extend win streak with 3-1 victory over Jets
WINNIPEG - Tristan Jarry backstopped the Pittsburgh Penguins to their third straight win Monday, but this time he let in a goal in a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Jarry made 30 saves for the win...
Nov 22, 2021

Ex-South Korean strongman Chun Doo-hwan dies at age 90
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office,...
Nov 22, 2021

Dunstone and Bottcher winless at trials while Jacobs, Gushue, McEwen are unbeaten
SASKATOON - Matt Dunstone tried to keep his dissatisfaction in check as his winless team toiled through another loss Monday at Canada's Olympic curling trials. When he walked through the dark curtain ...
Nov 22, 2021

Canada's Christine Sinclair, Stephanie Labbe, Bev Priestman up for FIFA awards
Canada captain Christine Sinclair, goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe and coach Bev Priestman are up for The Best FIFA Football Awards. Sinclair, who led the Canadian women to Olympic gold in Tokyo, is one of...
Nov 22, 2021

SaskPower set to install residential smart meters
SaskPower is preparing to start installing smart meters on homes across Saskatchewan.The widespread installation comes after a pilot project put residential smart meters on the homes of 17,000 volunte...
Nov 22, 2021

Gov’t to legislate safe access zones for teachers, students
Teachers, staff and students in Saskatchewan soon could be getting the same protection from COVID-related protests as health-care workers and hospital patients.On Monday, the provincial government sai...
Nov 22, 2021