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AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%
NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid fre...
Apr 08, 2024
Vatican's denouncement of gender theory, surrogacy 'deeply harmful': LGBTQ+ group
A leading Canadian LGBTQ+ rights group says the Vatican's declaration that gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy are violations of human dignity is "deeply harmful" and discriminatory. Egale Canada s...
Apr 08, 2024
NAIA approves transgender policy limiting women's sports to athletes whose biological sex is female
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that essentially bans transgender athletes from women's sports. The NAIA'...
Apr 08, 2024
Kucherov, Crosby and Panarin are NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Forwards Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers were named the NHL's three stars Monday. Kucherov ea...
Apr 08, 2024
Many Canadians still feeling squeezed even as debt worries ease: insolvency firm
Some Canadians are feeling a little more optimistic about their debt with the prospect of interest rate cuts on the horizon, said MNP Ltd.The insolvency firm's Consumer Debt Index metric showed a sign...
Apr 08, 2024
Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left in the wake of Israel's of...
Apr 08, 2024
Parts of southern Quebec to have front-row seat for total solar eclipse
MONT-MGANTIC, Que. - Quebecers are gathering across the province's southern region to get a view of today's total solar eclipse. Parts of southern Quebec will have a front-row seat to the rare phenome...
Apr 08, 2024
Calgary Stampeders to add former coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders will add former head coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame, the CFL club announced Monday. Buono joined the Stampeders as an assistant coach in 1987 before becomi...
Apr 08, 2024
Melfort dancers successful at Moose Jaw Carnival competition
A group of Melfort dancers came away with several honours after a recent dance competition in Moose Jaw.Melfort Dance Centre (MDC) Director Jennifer Mauvieux said they sent 68 entries, children rangin...
Apr 08, 2024
Local Dancers bring home top Overall Mark from Moose Jaw Dance Competition
The Melfort Dance Centre recently attended the Moose Jaw Carnival dance competition. MDC submitted 68 entries with children ranging in ages from 7-17. The Melfort Dance Centre students came home with ...
Apr 08, 2024