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NewsAlert: Canadian-trained War of Will wins Preakness
BALTIMORE - War of Will wins Preakness. War of Will is trained by Canadian Mark Casse. More coming. The Canadian Press
May 18, 2019
Stone scores hat trick as Canada dumps Germany 8-1 at world hockey championship
KOSICE, Slovakia - Canada extended its winning streak in blowout fashion Saturday at the world hockey championship. Mark Stone had a hat trick and Anthony Mantha scored twice in an 8-1 victo...
May 18, 2019
Same business, new building for Waskesiu grocer
The Waskesiu Trading Company has been a staple in the resort village north of Prince Albert for almost three decades.On Saturday, the local grocer celebrated the opening of a new lakefront building."W...
May 18, 2019 Waskesiu Trading Company cut the ribbon on a new building May 18. (submitted photo)
Odnokon has championship memories in Halifax
As the Prince Albert Raiders took to the ice at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on opening night of the 2019 Memorial Cup Presented by Kia, it was dj vu for Skills Coach Mark Odnokon.While the WHL Raider...
May 18, 2019 Prince Albert Raiders Skills Coach Mark Odnokon [centre] presents a jersey to then 20-year-old forward Kolten Olynek in 2017. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Raiders)
Raptors are two losses from ruining perhaps Lowry's best shot at Finals
TORONTO - In the hours after the Toronto Raptors' blowout Game 2 loss, there's a good chance Kyle Lowry heard from Jay Wright. Lowry and his former coach at Villanova have kept in close contact over t...
May 18, 2019
Saucedo leads Real Salt Lake over Toronto FC 3-0
SANDY, Utah - Sebastin Saucedo had a goal and an assist to help Real Salt Lake beat Toronto FC 3-0 on Saturday. Damir Kreilach opened the scoring for Real Salt Lake (5-6-1) in the 14th minute, chest t...
May 18, 2019
Canadian captain Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 181 of her career
TORONTO - Christine Sinclair scored goal No. 181 of her career Saturday against Mexico in a women's soccer friendly. The 35-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., a 14-time Canadian player of the year, is now j...
May 18, 2019
Alexey Toropchenko with hat trick, Storm beat Huskies at Memorial Cup
HALIFAX - Alexey Toropchenko scored a natural hat trick in the first period as the Guelph Storm went on to beat the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-2 on Saturday in the Memorial ...
May 18, 2019
Liberals stymie Commons defence committee inquiry into Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - The Liberals used their majority on a House of Commons committee Thursday to block an opposition attempt to launch an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Con...
May 18, 2019
Tisdale Trojans name Dennis Kubat new head coach
The Tisdale Trojans weren't without a head coach for long.Nearly two weeks after the reigning Western Regional Champions and Telus Cup Bronze Medalists parted ways with their veteran head coach and ge...
May 18, 2019 Dennis Kubat (left) presenting Jayden Wiens (right) with the 'Rookie of the Year' award during the Trojans' Award Banquet.(Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).