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North Stars host Klippers for final home game of regular season
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Friday night at the Access Communications Centre, to kick off their final weekend of the regular season, opening a home-and-home with the division rival Ki...
Mar 15, 2024

Raising money and awareness: HDHF Equip to Care campaign starts Monday
The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation Equip to Care campaign begins on Monday.The 12th annual campaign raises awareness and funds, according to Executive Director Lorrie Bunko."It's a perfect oppo...
Mar 15, 2024

Thunder looking to become younger, run like Junior A program after disappointing season
It's safe to say the Carrot River Outback Thunder didn't have their best season this year, as they were the lone team of 11 in the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL) to not make the playoffs.While th...
Mar 15, 2024

Canada's Morales Williams riding with confidence as NCAA indoor 400m champion
The switch flipped for Christopher Morales Williams in the time of the 2023 outdoor season. Last spring, the runner from Vaughan, Ont., learned to control his negative thoughts, discovered that it was...
Mar 15, 2024

'Tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns B.C. judge
OTTAWA - A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a "tsunami" of Indigenous identity fraud cases is coming to Canadian courts. Provincial Court Judge David Patterson says that's driven b...
Mar 15, 2024

Connecticut trooper who shot Black man after police chase is acquitted of manslaughter
A white Connecticut state police trooper was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a Black community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the...
Mar 15, 2024

'Lighthearted' Vancouver Whitecaps confident ahead of FC Dallas matchup
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without some major baggage as they hit the road this season. Last year, away games quickly took on a weight for the team, said head coach Vanni Sartini. The...
Mar 15, 2024

Mooseheads forward Jordan Dumais suspended five games after impaired driving charges
HALIFAX - Jordan Dumais of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's Halifax Mooseheads has been suspended five games after being charged with impaired driving earlier this month. Halifax police arr...
Mar 15, 2024

A look at the long-running debate on immigration between Ottawa and Quebec
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday once again rejected Quebec's request for additional powers over immigration, following a meeting with Premier Franois Legault in Montreal. The disagr...
Mar 15, 2024

Lake Country to receive 5G boost
Rural areas north of Prince Albert and east of Nipawin are the latest to benefit from Sasktel's expansion of its 5G network.Among the 30 additional cell sites impacted are ones in the Christopher Lake...
Mar 15, 2024