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Out of this world: Shepard put golf on moon 50 years ago
Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location. The moon. Apollo 14 commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. and his crew brought back 42 kil...
Feb 05, 2021

Tennis welcomes fans Down Under, but experts say vaccine key for return here
Photos last week of fans sitting shoulder-to-shoulder watching warm-up tennis matches ahead of the Australian Open brought back nostalgia for some, and anxiety for others. Australia has done well in k...
Feb 05, 2021

Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
NEW YORK - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has di...
Feb 05, 2021

Out of this world: Shepard puts golf on moon 50 years ago
Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location. The moon. Apollo 14 commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. and his crew brought back 42 kil...
Feb 05, 2021

Extreme cold warnings issued for most of province, temperatures to drop further this weekend
For most of the winter, we've had it easy. It's been unusually mild in Saskatchewan since December with few exceptions, but that is going to change. As of Friday, most of the province is in an extreme...
Feb 05, 2021

Trudeau ducks questions on allegations against former defence chief
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all Canadians deserve a safe workplace following allegations former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate conduct. But the prime minister di...
Feb 05, 2021

Nunavut hunters block mine road, airstrip; say their voices aren't being heard
Nunavut hunters have blocked a road and an airstrip at a mine on northern Baffin Island in protest of a proposed expansion. The Mary River iron ore mine, owned by Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., wants to...
Feb 05, 2021

Positive COVID-19 case at Spiritwood school
Saskatchewan Health Authority officials have diagnosed a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Rivier School in Spiritwood.Light of Christ Catholic School Division is working with Public Health t...
Feb 05, 2021

Regina mayor in favour of hosting WHL hub
If the WHL drops the puck in a hub city this year, Regina Mayor Sandra Masters wants it to happen in the Queen City."The City of Regina has a long and storied history as it relates to WHL and hockey i...
Feb 05, 2021

Manitoba man who rammed Rideau Hall gates pleads guilty to eight charges
OTTAWA - A man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall and heading toward Justin Trudeau's home while heavily armed pleaded guilty to eight charges in court today. Corey Hurren, a Manitoba mi...
Feb 05, 2021