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Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the...
May 02, 2022

Taxi drivers feeling the rise of gas prices
Paying at the pump is affecting all of Saskatchewan, but especially transportation based businesses.Deliveries are a primary service hit hardest by gas prices that reached record highs nationally back...
May 02, 2022

Six new ICU beds in operation in Saskatchewan hospitals
Six new intensive care unit beds have opened in Saskatchewan, with five more to be added before the year is out.The provincial government said in its March budget it would be spending $12.5 million to...
May 02, 2022

Book focuses on impact on families of MMIW
A Battlefords area woman put her grief into words for a new book expressing her sorrow for families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) left behind.Stephanie Tootoosis's book, called Namoy...
May 02, 2022

Riders no longer require proof of vax; single-game tickets on sale Tuesday
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have dropped their COVID-19 vaccination requirement for fans for the 2022 CFL season.In a media release Monday about ticket sales, the Roughriders revealed fans won't need...
May 02, 2022

18U Beavers see opening weekend success
With the crack of the bat, the Battlefords 18U Beavers hit the road over the weekend to open their AA baseball season with back to backs Saturday in Moose Jaw and Sunday in Regina. Winning two of thei...
May 02, 2022

Northern Sask. golf courses planning to open in coming weeks
Golf season is just around the corner for multiple communities across northern Saskatchewan.Several courses have opened up their driving range while they wait for the warm weather to clear out the res...
May 02, 2022

Lingering winter means delay in recreation programs
In a normal year where the snow would have long since been melted away and grounds crews would've had more time to get fields into service, local summer sports and recreation programs would have alrea...
May 02, 2022

'He was a lion': boxing event honours passionate young fighter
Near four years after a car accident claimed the life of a 17-year-old Prince Albert boy, plans have been finalized for a special tournament to honour the skilled boxer's memory.The first annual Will ...
May 02, 2022

"Papi! Papi!" David Ortiz tours Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - "Papi! Papi!" With the chants echoing in the Plaque Gallery as he entered, David Ortiz felt right at home inside the Hall of Fame. The dreams of his youth growing up in the Do...
May 02, 2022