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NSRBL final goes the distance to third and deciding game
The chips are on the table and the teams are all in as the fate of a senior baseball championship hangs in the balance Wednesday, heading into Game 3 of the North Sask River Baseball League final.The ...
Aug 17, 2022

Canadian star Joey Votto to have season-ending rotator cuff surgery
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have season-ending surgery Friday to repair a torn left rotator cuff. The 38-year-old from Toronto announced the upcoming surgery after the Reds' 1-0 win ...
Aug 17, 2022

SJHL gears up for September start
With fall in sight, Junior A hockey in Saskatchewan is getting ready to lace up the skates and head back onto the ice. The SJHL recently announced its annual showcase times and location, which will ha...
Aug 17, 2022

Filly Moira installed as early 5-2 favourite for $1-million Queen’s Plate
TORONTO - She was definitely the class of the Woodbine Oaks but Kevin Attard is expecting a little more of filly Moira on Sunday. Moira was installed as the early 5-2 favourite Wednesday for the 163rd...
Aug 17, 2022

Nominations open for annual awards gala
Nominations have opened for the 2022 Tri-Community Awards Gala. The event, which is hosted by the La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce, will occur Oct. 22. Residents have until Sept. 2 at 11:59 p...
Aug 17, 2022

Northwest Territorial Days Parade brings community together
The streets of North Battleford were alive Tuesday night with music, artwork, joy, and celebration for the Battlefords Ag. Society's 2022 Northwest Territorial Days Parade of Champions. Kicking off at...
Aug 17, 2022

Winnipeg's Sierhuis discovers love of rowing after childhood cancer diagnosis
Katie Sierhuis describes the agonizing homestretch of a rowing race as feeling like her legs are on fire. And she cherishes every lung-busting moment. The 20-year-old from Winnipeg, who is competing i...
Aug 17, 2022

Toronto Raptors host Cleveland Cavaliers to tip off new NBA season on Oct. 19
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play nine games this season that will be nationally televised in the United States. The Raptors announced their 2022-23 season schedule on Thursday, and among the hi...
Aug 17, 2022

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitnes...
Aug 17, 2022

OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship
EDMONTON - I'm not used to wearing a parka in August. It's a necessity, though, at Rogers Place this month where I'm covering the world junior hockey championship for The Canadian Press. The thermomet...
Aug 17, 2022