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'Nessie' sighting vaults Canadian couple into media spotlight after photo in Scotland
LONDON - Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman weren't expecting a "pivotal moment" in their sons' lives when they visited Scotland's Loch Ness earlier this month, but that's exactly what happened. "Our youn...
Apr 24, 2024

'We feel good about ourselves:' Jets coach Bowness optimistic after Game 2 loss
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness always goes to bed with hockey looping in his mind, but Tuesday night's thoughts weren't all bad for the Winnipeg Jets head coach. Despite the Jets losing 5-2 to the Colorado A...
Apr 24, 2024

Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL, call up prospect Barger
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury. Kiermaier left Toronto's game at Kansas City on Tuesday in the si...
Apr 24, 2024

P.A.'s Zablocki leads Regina to victory on Day 4 at Esso Cup
Stryker Zablocki was a force to be reckoned with during Day 4 at the Esso Cup on Wednesday. The Prince Albert product lit the lamp not once, not twice, but three times for a hat-trick while tacking on...
Apr 24, 2024

Crusaders' Bell excited for next chapter with Lakeland College
Following a highly successful last three years with the John Paul II Crusaders volleyball team, North Battleford's Josh Bell will be headed to Lakeland College for the next chapter of his volleyball j...
Apr 24, 2024

Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests
OTTAWA - The Green Party is decrying a 60-day sentence handed to its deputy leader today for her role in old growth logging protests on Vancouver Island. Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, w...
Apr 24, 2024

Mustangs presented with yet another opportunity for 3-0 series cushion
For the third time in a row, the Melfort Mustangs have put themselves in position to grab a 3-0 series lead.In Rounds 1 and 2, they were unable to take that stranglehold but thankfully walked away wit...
Apr 24, 2024

Giant prehistoric salmon had tusk-like spikes used for defence, building nests: study
A new paper says a giant salmon that lived five million years ago in the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest used tusk-like spikes as defense mechanisms and for building nests to spawn. The initia...
Apr 24, 2024

Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info
HALIFAX - After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change...
Apr 24, 2024

Xavi will stay with Barcelona for another season, AP sources say. Coach had planned to leave
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Coach Xavi Hernndez will stay with Barcelona for another year after all, agreeing to finish his contract to 2025 in a reversal of his decision to quit at the end of the season,...
Apr 24, 2024