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LLRIB launches athletic association to bring more activities to youth
Leadership with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) have launched an athletic association with the goal of bringing more sports, culture and recreation-related activities to local communities. That's...
Aug 30, 2023

Wild rice product in northern Sask. could reach three million pounds in 2023
A combination of perfect growing conditions has set the stage for what could be a record year for wild rice production in northern Saskatchewan."I think the thresh opened a week and a half earlier tha...
Aug 30, 2023

Team Canada wins third-consecutive stop, Humboldt native shooting for back-to-back world championships
Team Canada has been dominant this past month, pulling off a three-peat in recent stops on the 3x3 Women's Series.Part of their success has been tied to Humboldt native and sharpshooter Paige Crozon, ...
Aug 30, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advance at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and her American partner Taylor Townsend have advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open's women's doubles tournament. Fernandez and Townsend beat Olivia Center...
Aug 30, 2023

Djokovic and Swiatek roll, Tsitsipas falls in hot, sticky US Open second round
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek rolled to straight-set victories to move into the third round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fighting not only their opponents but sticky, 85-degree Fahr...
Aug 30, 2023

Social worker concerned about impact of new school policies
A North Battleford social worker is worried students will miss out on important information when it comes to sex education in schools. Amber Stewart is also the executive director of the Battlefords a...
Aug 30, 2023

Papineau closing in on Korn Ferry Tour card with ongoing success on PGA Tour Canada
Etienne Papineau is in the home stretch. There are two events left on the PGA Tour Canada schedule and Papineau sits third in the Fortinet Cup standings, the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier tour...
Aug 30, 2023

Melfort girl among 4-H scholarship recipients
Melfort's Caitlyn Spratt is one of 12 recipients for this year's 4-H Agriculture Scholarship as announced by 4-H Canada on Tuesday.Spratt will pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Bioscience ...
Aug 30, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays blank Washington Nationals 7-0 in rubber game of three-game series
TORONTO - Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt threw eight shutout innings and Alejandro Kirk drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. ...
Aug 30, 2023

Sports integrity commissioner says safe sport gaps exposed in first year of office
Sarah-Eve Pelletier's first year as Canada's sport integrity commissioner showed her that her reach doesn't extend far enough. Federally funded sports bodies are among the 86 organizations now under t...
Aug 30, 2023