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Al Michaels won't call an NFL playoff game for NBC this season
Al Michaels won't be calling an NFL playoff game for NBC for the first time since the network returned to televising the league in 2006. NBC confirmed to The Associated Press that Michaels won't be wo...
Dec 12, 2023
South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee gets $113 million, 6-year deal Giants, AP source says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Slugging South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $113 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Assoc...
Dec 12, 2023
Siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt each win gold at ski cross World Cup stop
AROSA, Switzerland - Hannah Schmidt won the women's race and brother Jared took gold in the men's competition Tuesday at a ski cross World Cup stop. Hannah Schmidt, from Ottawa, finished first in thre...
Dec 12, 2023
Human trafficking charges laid against Quebec man in B.C., RCMP say
KELOWNA - Police in Montreal have arrested a 36-year-old man for Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., on multiple charges of human trafficking. RCMP say in a statement that their sex crimes unit began an invest...
Dec 12, 2023
Naloxone-resistant fentanyl circulating in southern Sask.: RCMP
A strain of the powerful opioid fentanyl is circulating in southern Saskatchewan, and the RCMP say it may be resistant to naloxone.Naloxone is a fast-acting drug that can temporarily reverse the effec...
Dec 12, 2023
Lakeside Spirits requests liquor sale hours extension for New Year's Eve
Although New Year's Eve lands on a Sunday this year, meaning liquor retail hours in La Ronge would be set at 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., that could change if a request to town council is approved at a regular m...
Dec 12, 2023
'What if?': NFL legend Tom Brady dreams of Montreal Expos career in ad
Long before he led the New England Patriots dynasty and won seven Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady nearly had a career in baseball. American trading card company "Topps" imagined that alternate reality in ...
Dec 12, 2023
Town passes budget with 0 per cent tax increase
The Town of Battleford approved the 2024 budget that will include a 0 per cent tax increase for the fiscal year.During the final council meeting of the year on Monday, Dec. 11, CAO Landon Chambers pre...
Dec 12, 2023
Canada coach not surprised by level of social media abuse directed at female players
Canada coach Bev Priestman was not surprised at a report detailing the social media abuse female players encounter these days. One in five players (152) at the Women's World Cup this summer received "...
Dec 12, 2023
'It's a Christmas miracle': P.A.'s Children's Haven staying open for winter after getting funding to replace furnaces
A Prince Albert organization aimed at helping children during family crises received a Christmas present they'll never forget.Children's Haven was recently given $28,000 from the Northern Lights Commu...
Dec 12, 2023