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Sturmay qualifies for Tournament of Hearts playoff with extra-end win over McCarville
CALGARY - Alberta's Selena Sturmay improved to 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot at the Canadian women's curling championship with a 10-9 extra-end win over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in Wedne...
Feb 21, 2024

No changes to Community Grant Policy in foreseeable future
La Ronge council doesn't appear to be interested in changing its Community Grant Policy. At a regular council meeting last week, a proposal from Men of the North was brought to the table to make a num...
Feb 21, 2024

The stretch run of the NBA season has arrived. It's time for the playoff push
There's no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver's Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at hi...
Feb 21, 2024

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Just two years ago, hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues. "Gosh, that feels like so long ago," said Matthew Knies, ...
Feb 21, 2024

Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 m...
Feb 21, 2024

Hawks add forward to team for next season
While the Nipawin Hawks prepare for a potential season saving road trip down south starting Thursday, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club is building for the future.The team announced th...
Feb 21, 2024

Five-year jail sentence for P.A. meth trafficker
A 32-year-old Prince Albert man will spend the next five years of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including trafficking methamphetamines. Landon Vandale was sentenced o...
Feb 21, 2024

Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...
Feb 21, 2024

Canadian wingback Mo Farsi signs contract extension with Columbus Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028. The 24-year-old from Montreal, who started t...
Feb 21, 2024
Sask. walk-in clinic wait times increased 20 minutes in 2023
You'd better bring a book.Wait times at walk-in medical clinics are getting longer across Canada, and Saskatchewan is no exception.According to data from Medimap, an online service that lets patients ...
Feb 21, 2024