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Eagle Point Classic open to all paddlers this Saturday
Organizers are hopeful up to 30 racers will compete in the 27th annual Eagle Point Classic this Saturday.Pimiskatan Canoe Club member Warren Kelly expects the event will even lure some racers from Sou...
Aug 25, 2021

Charleston church shooter's death sentence upheld
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congre...
Aug 25, 2021

Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal for misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was ...
Aug 25, 2021

Canadian imams urge Muslim community to get vaccinated against COVID-19
CALGARY - Canadian imams are urging members of the Muslim community to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Twenty-five religious leaders have issued a joint statement pointi...
Aug 25, 2021

La Loche RCMP seize more than 400 grams of crack cocaine
La Loche RCMP have seized more than 400 grams of crack cocaine. According to an RCMP media release, the first bust occurred Aug. 21 after officers stopped a vehicle along Highway 135 about 15 kilometr...
Aug 25, 2021

House panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a host of records from Donald Trump's White House and several of his administration's inte...
Aug 25, 2021

Canadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
TOKYO - Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said "I got this." The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia's Meg Lemon to c...
Aug 25, 2021

Back-to-school season bringing extra anxiety in 2021
The return to the classroom can be stressful for kids and parents even at the best of times, and the last year and a half has added more stresses to the mix due to the pandemic.With a new school year ...
Aug 25, 2021

Wild qualifier at Ladies Lobstick results in a three-way tie for first and an ace
The 2021 Fountain Tire Ladies Lobstick is off to a roaring and wacky start. Shell Lake phenom Brooklin Fry, Moose Jaw veteran Lorie Boyle, and Saskatoon's Kim Brown, who grew up in Prince Albert, were...
Aug 25, 2021

Canadian military drawdown will begin before Aug. 31 American deadline: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian military will begin wrapping up its mission at Kabul airport ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline the United States set for ending the mission. Sajja...
Aug 25, 2021