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Khari Jones joins Redblacks as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks hired Khari Jones as the team's offensive coordinator on Saturday. He'll also serve as an assistant to head coach Bob Dyce, who had the interim tag removed from his title...
Dec 03, 2022

500 Club pledges near $50,000 for Saskatchewan charities
As the Saskatchewan affordability cheques continue to get sent out, a number of people have already pledged theirs to a local cause.When the cheques were first announced, Nicole Berg and others founde...
Dec 03, 2022

Canadian defender Alistair Johnston moves to Celtic after standout World Cup
Defender Alistair Johnston, one of Canada's standout players at the 2022 World Cup, is headed to Scotland's Glasgow Celtic. CF Montreal confirmed the transfer Saturday, saying it will take effect Jan....
Dec 03, 2022

Somers Stays Scorching in Mustangs domination of Terriers
The teddy bears weren't in fans' hands very long on Friday night at the Northern Lights Palace.It took Zac Somers just 1:09 to open the scoring on Teddy Bear Toss night as the Mustangs defeated the Yo...
Dec 03, 2022

'More American than football': Retired history professor recounts abortion fight
CALGARY - Betsy Jameson found a yellow piece of paper in 2017 when she cleaned out her office after retiring from the history department at the University of Calgary. The paper, faded and slightly sta...
Dec 03, 2022

Investments in Inuit housing inadequate to address human rights violations: watchdog
From a family living for seven years in a condemned home that was meant to be temporary to people with disabilities having to be carried in and out of their bathrooms, Canada's housing advocate says d...
Dec 03, 2022

Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate
(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)U.S. Desk: Please file at 9a EST Saturday. NYSS504-507 are on hold.(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk) A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol, spread by a world-famous rapper, an NBA ...
Dec 03, 2022

Indigenous artist sees handmade jewelry worn at Edmonton Oilers game
A member of a talented Indigenous family is still feeling excitement after some of her handmade jewelry was worn by a popular Canadian model.On Nov. 30, Indigenous actress and model Ashley Callingbull...
Dec 03, 2022

Melfort Rotary Carol Festival kicks off 'the season of giving'
The Melfort Rotary club is set to hold its 72nd annual Carol Festival on Sunday at the Melfort United Church.This will mark the first time the event has been able to happen, since 2019, after being ca...
Dec 03, 2022

Ministers decline request to testify on Afghan aid blockade as desperation grows
OTTAWA - Three Liberal ministers have declined invitations to testify at the Senate as the upper chamber probes why Canada still won't allow humanitarian workers to help in Afghanistan. The Senate's h...
Dec 03, 2022