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Dunstone downs Jacobs in championship pool play at the Brier
Saskatchewan's hopes of reaching the playoffs at the Tim Hortons Brier remained alive after Saturday's afternoon draw.Matt Dunstone and his Regina-based team of Braeden Moskowy, Kirk Muyres and Dustin...
Mar 13, 2021
Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 13, 2021
Portland police: Detained protesters had bear spray, hammers
PORTLAND, Ore. - Officers found a crowbar, hammers, bear spray and firearms after they corralled a group of about 100 protesters, Portland police said Saturday. In a news release, the police bureau sa...
Mar 13, 2021
Vaccines in Saskatchewan exceeds 100,000; vaccine appointments expanding to 72-plus
The Government of Saskatchewan reached the 100,000 milestone for COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday. After reporting 1,624 new doses in Saturday's daily update, 100,195 COVID-19 vaccines have now been ...
Mar 13, 2021
B.C. judge says evidence in Meng case fit for trial, not extradition effort
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to admit additional sworn testimonies from employees of the telecom giant as evidence in her extradition case...
Mar 13, 2021
Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson's insurrection comments racist
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is being called racist for an interview in which the white Republican said he wasn't worried about the predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump d...
Mar 13, 2021
How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged New Yorkers to "wait for the facts." Patience, though, has grown thin. The state's two U.S. senators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gilli...
Mar 13, 2021
Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition
LA PAZ, Bolivia - The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government pursue those involved in the 2019 ouster of social...
Mar 13, 2021
Campaign pledge shrouded in uncertainty for Moe government
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he is uncertain when the province will be able to overcome the $2-billion deficit he had pledged to get rid of by 2024.Moe spoke about the four-year fiscal outlook ...
Mar 13, 2021
4 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW - A plane operated by Kazakhstan's state security agency crashed in the Central Asian country on Saturday, killing four crew members and injuring two others, officials said. The ex-Soviet count...
Mar 13, 2021