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Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger Woods
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing gr...
Mar 18, 2024
More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold ...
Mar 18, 2024
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a lice...
Mar 18, 2024
Nipawin Hawk, two Humboldt Broncos on SJHL POTW list
A Nipawin Hawk is among the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Players of the Week.Braeden Jockims is the Bourgault Forward of the Week with three goals and three assists in the Hawks final two ...
Mar 18, 2024
Hawks handout hardware at awards banquet
The Nipawin Hawks officially concluded their season with their annual awards banquet Saturday at the local Legion Hall.The team finished the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season with a reco...
Mar 18, 2024
B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the po...
Mar 18, 2024
Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say
MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupr Latour, a trans woman who...
Mar 18, 2024
Fate of HOOPLA now up to teachers and the province says SHSAA
The fate of the province's largest high school basketball tournament is still up in the air after more teacher sanctions were announced this week. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF)...
Mar 18, 2024
Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacancies
OTTAWA - The federal government is challenging a court decision directing it to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies. In a notice of appeal, the gove...
Mar 18, 2024
Kucherov, Bedard and Fleury named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. K...
Mar 18, 2024