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Province celebrates Parks Week
Summer is a great season to step outside and take advantage of the province's natural beauty.Staff with the Ministry of Parks Culture and Sport hope this week, July 14 to 20, residents and visitors ta...
Jul 16, 2019 Father and son on a camping trip fishing by a lake. ID 78933921 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com
Fentanyl overdose victim's mom wants Regina police to carry more naloxone kits
REGINA - A mother whose son died of a fentanyl overdose wants the Regina Police Service to equip all front-line officers with the life-saving antidote naloxone. Jenny Churchill's 30-year-old son, Jord...
Jul 16, 2019
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski falls in Wimbledon women's doubles final
WIMBLEDON, England - Gabriela Dabrowski fell one victory short of her first Grand Slam title in women's doubles on Sunday. The 27-year-old Ottawa native and partner Xu Yifan of China were defeated by ...
Jul 16, 2019
Gaming authority had a good year
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is marking a successful year.For 2018-19 SIGA, which owns and operates seven casinos in the province including the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albe...
Jul 16, 2019 SIGA, which owns seven casinos in Saskatchewan, including the Northern Lights Casino is marking a successful year (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Fat cats? New study shows cats' heaviest weight higher now than in 1990s
A new study involving more than 19 million cats from across Canada and the United States suggests most of the animals continue to put on weight after they reach adulthood, and their&nbs...
Jul 16, 2019
N.S. minister holds off comment on wrongful conviction case due to past as Mountie
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister - a retired Mountie - says he's waiting for a ruling on whether he has a conflict of interest before commenting on revelations the RCMP erased e...
Jul 16, 2019
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo arrested in US
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who faces corruption charges in his homeland, was arrested in the United States following an extradition request, U.S. and Peruvian authorities...
Jul 16, 2019
Canada's Wickens leads emotional warm-up lap in Toronto almost year after crash
TORONTO - Canada's Robert Wickens made an emotional return to IndyCar racing on Sunday. Almost a year after a horrific crash left Wickens a paraplegic, the 30-year-old from Guelp...
Jul 16, 2019
Toronto FC believes it is back on track as it readies for Red Bulls test
Toronto FC looks to continue its return to form Wednesday against the visiting New York Red Bulls with coach Greg Vanney facing lineup choices. "A lot of decisions to make now," Vanney said happily af...
Jul 16, 2019
New developments in text-messaging controversy involving Manitoba chief
WINNIPEG - The women's council of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says it will no longer be part of what it calls a "social media drama" involving the grand chief. Arlen Dumas announced last week that...
Jul 16, 2019