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Trojans and Stars weekend series postponed as league awaits COVID-19 results
A weekend home and home series between the Tisdale Trojans and Battlefords Stars has been postponed.Both teams were scheduled to play Saturday, Nov. 21 at the North Battleford Civic Centre and Sunday,...
Nov 21, 2020
Canada, Britain strike new trade, beating Brexit, incorporating expiring EU pact
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports.The interim deal will replace Canada'...
Nov 21, 2020
Gillian (The Savage) Robertson leads list of Canadians in UFC action in December
Canadian fighter Gillian (The Savage) Robertson, ranked 12th among UFC flyweights, returns to action next month against No. 10 Andrea (KGB) Lee at UFC 256.The 25-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ont....
Nov 21, 2020
A long way from lab bench to bedside: Virus experts urge COVID-19 vaccine caution
Despite recent optimism over reported results from COVID-19 vaccine trials, virologists say there is still a long way from lab bench to bedside. "You would think by this stage of the pandemic we would...
Nov 21, 2020
'You will be refused entry or asked to leave': SHA highlights need for mask wearing
Wear a mask and wear it properly, otherwise you could be asked to leave.That's one of the key messages from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) as they remind everyone who enters their facilities ...
Nov 21, 2020
Ex-lacrosse star Delby Powless writes about mental health in novel 'Medicine Game'
Writing a novel is one of the hardest - but most cathartic - things former pro lacrosse player Delby Powless has ever done. "Medicine Game" centres on Tommy Henry as he struggles with violent outburst...
Nov 21, 2020
After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant
HALIFAX - A teenaged girl who set out with her grandmother and mother last spring on a 1,800-kilometre RV trip to seek her new lungs has received the life-changing operation in an era of COVID-related...
Nov 21, 2020
Mustangs fall to Ice Wolves for third straight loss
The Melfort Mustangs have dropped below .500 to early in this Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.On Friday, Nov. 20, the Mustangs fell 3-1 to the La Ronge Ice Wolves in La Ronge to drop t...
Nov 21, 2020
Hawks return to win column in Kindersley
The Nipawin Hawks are back in the win column after a 3-2 victory on Friday night against the Kindersley Klippers.In the first of four straight meetings between the two Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Leagu...
Nov 21, 2020
Ex-lacrosse star Delby Powless writes about mental health in novel 'Medicine Game'
Writing a novel is one of the hardest - but most cathartic - things former pro lacrosse player Delby Powless has ever done. "Medicine Game" centres on Tommy Henry as he struggles with violent outburst...
Nov 21, 2020