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Bonot moves into first place in Pool A with win over Howard at Brier
REGINA - Trevor Bonot's Northern Ontario rink continued its impressive run at the Canadian men's curling championship with a 10-6 win over Ontario's Scott Howard in Tuesday's early draw. Howard scored...
Mar 05, 2024
Changes to former gas tax could put Sask. municipalities in rut
The president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is concerned after learning the federal government is proposing changes to the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) - formerl...
Mar 05, 2024

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.Andy Stone, Meta's head of communications, acknowledged the ...
Mar 05, 2024

More games means Vancouver unsure of hosting costs for 2026 FIFA World Cup
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver says it's unable to give a complete estimate of costs associated with hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup matches because it is hosting two more games than originally anticip...
Mar 05, 2024

Mintos looking to wrap up weather-interrupted series against Swift Current
Spending most of a night on a bus hasn't deterred the Prince Albert Mintos from controlling their playoff series against the Swift Current Legionnaires.The best of three AAA first round playoff series...
Mar 05, 2024

No working rink at prison where MP says notorious in play pickup hockey: agency
OTTAWA - Canada's prison service says there is no working hockey rink at an institution where a Conservative MP says notorious inmates play "taxpayer-funded serial killer pickup hockey." Correctional ...
Mar 05, 2024
Former Sask. Party MLA Ryan Domotor apologizes to the Assembly
Former Saskatchewan Party MLA Ryan Domotor began the spring session of the Legislative Assembly with an apology."I can't change what I tried to do that day," Domotor said Monday. "But it is something ...
Mar 05, 2024

Modern Brier attempts to strike a tricky balance between its roots and changing game
REGINA - The Brier is no longer your father's Brier. What was a provincial and territorial men's curling championship embodying Canadian Confederation for most of its almost 100 years is now a hybrid ...
Mar 05, 2024

New teachers sanctions to impact schools in northeast and Battlefords
More lunch hours are being cancelled in the province as part of the next round of sanctions by the Teachers Federation (STF) have been announced.The STF will withdraw noon-hour supervision at several ...
Mar 05, 2024

Olynyk says signing extension with hometown Raptors was a priority
TORONTO - Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk says signing a two-year extension with the Toronto Raptors was a priority. Olynyk, who was born in Toronto and moved to Kamloops, B.C., when he was an adolescent...
Mar 05, 2024