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Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study
VANCOUVER - New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The CHILD Cohort Study found young infants living ...
Feb 20, 2020
Plan Your Summer with Saskatchewan Parks
Campers can mark their calendars - reservations for 2020 campsites are scheduled to begin Monday, April 13 for seasonal and Wednesday, April 15 for nightly and Camp-Easy. "We are looking forward to an...
Feb 20, 2020
Roughriders sign a pair of former NFLers
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added two players with NFL experience.The CFL team announced Wednesday it had signed 25-year-old wide receiver Demarcus Ayers and 27-year-old defensive lineman Pete R...
Feb 20, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News)
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams ...
Feb 20, 2020
Saskatchewan loses to Northern Ontario after tense extra end
Saskatchewan could've used a little less roll and a little more rock Wednesday night.The team lost 4-3 in an extra end to Northern Ontario on the last night of the round-robin at the Scotties Tourname...
Feb 20, 2020 Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton calls on her sweepers during a game Sunday at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Cana
No new coronavirus cases under investigation in Ontario as of Tuesday
TORONTO - New methods are allowing Ontario public health officials to more quickly clear tests for the novel coronavirus, leaving no cases listed as currently under investigation, the province's chief...
Feb 20, 2020
Meadow Lake Winterfest Skijor Competion
The Meadow Lake Winterfest is, this year, hosting a Skijor Competition for teams of horseback riders and skiers, February 29 at the Stampede Race Track.See the poster for details.Entry deadline is Feb...
Feb 20, 2020
Virus limits next Tokyo Olympic test event to Japanese-only
TOKYO - A test event for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for later this month that would have involved some non-Japanese athletes is being revamped because of fear of the spreading virus from China. It's...
Feb 20, 2020
Fletcher, Loon-Stewardson shine bright for Stars with year-end award nominations
As the Battlefords North Stars near the end of the regular season and ready themselves for another run to the Canalta Cup, a pair of the team's key cogs have been recognized around the Saskatchewan Ju...
Feb 20, 2020 Quintin Loon-Stewardson (left) and Matthew Fletcher (right) have been integral pieces to the North Stars’ success this season, helping lead the club to a league-best 44-9-2 record. This week the pair were recognized with award nominations for Player of the Year and Defenceman of the Year, respectively. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Pentagon chief visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - Defence Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a ...
Feb 20, 2020