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Curling legends coming to Melfort soon
In less than a month, two Canadian curling legends will be in Melfort.The Melfort Curling Club announced on Monday that Jill Officer and Pat Simmons will attend the 2024 rendition of Curling Day in Ca...
Jan 31, 2024

In the news for today: B.C. flood threatens homes, Hockey Canada sex assault update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rain, snowmelt spur flooding in southwestern B.C. Days of heavy rain and snowme...
Jan 31, 2024

Saskatchewan collector finds rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards
REGINA - A case of old hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home is being hailed as a "once-in-a-generation" treasure trove of the game's Great One. And the bidding has already topped $1 million. Jason ...
Jan 31, 2024

Five pro hockey players facing sex assault charges expected to plead not guilty
Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, but so far, it appears as if only one player has surrendered to police. Alex Formenton, who plays internatio...
Jan 31, 2024

Five pro hockey players facing sex assault charges expected to plead not guilty
Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, but so far, it appears as if only one player has surrendered to police. Alex Formenton, who plays internatio...
Jan 31, 2024

Toronto school board voting on whether to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse
TORONTO - Canada's largest school board is voting Wednesday on whether it should revise its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts ...
Jan 31, 2024

Inquiry releasing report today on Afghanistan vet who killed his family and himself
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Seven years after a former Canadian soldier fatally shot three family members and himself in rural Nova Scotia, a provincial inquiry is scheduled to release today a final repor...
Jan 31, 2024

'Muscling': Alberta government won't stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumers
EDMONTON - An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping i...
Jan 31, 2024

NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum scores 30 as Celtics beat Pacers 129-124
BOSTON (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and had two blocks in the final 30 seconds to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Indiana Pacers 129-124 on Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and...
Jan 31, 2024

NHL roundup: Merzlikins stops 21 shots, Blue Jackets blank hot Blues 1-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dmitri Voronkov scored early in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped the St. Louis Blues' season-high five-game winning streak with a 1-0 National Hockey League vict...
Jan 31, 2024