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Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods may not have won the Masters golf tournament, but his stirring return from injury was certainly a winner for the television networks following him. CBS' final round coverag...
Apr 12, 2022

Bandits Canada Cup bound following year to remember
Following a 2021 softball season for the ages, the Battlefords Bandits U17 team are headed west this spring to swing for the fences at the 2022 Canada Cup. Taking place at Team Canada's national team ...
Apr 12, 2022

Clothing designer from La Ronge setting up studio and office in Saskatoon
Wyatt Miller, 19, is finding success in the world of fashion after relocating from his hometown of La Ronge to Saskatoon back in December 2021.Earlier this month, he was named as a recipient of a $5,0...
Apr 12, 2022

Deer roaming near roads as season turns
If your travels have taken you on any of the highways near Prince Albert lately, you've likely noticed an awful lot of movement in the ditches. Deer are lining the highways in the area, and that means...
Apr 12, 2022

Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine amounted to genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."...
Apr 12, 2022

California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors Tuesday and acknowledged she made...
Apr 12, 2022

FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played
GENEVA (AP) - Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing "irreparable and chaotic" harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court. The legal debate betwee...
Apr 12, 2022

Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan
VANCOUVER - A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people fleeing abuse reported they were greatly affected in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report used data...
Apr 12, 2022

Battlefords RCMP sees high vehicle thefts total during winter
Stolen vehicles remained an issue in the Battlefords this winter, especially in cars and trucks left unattended.The Battlefords RCMP detachment recently did an analysis of stolen vehicles in the area ...
Apr 12, 2022

Quebec coroner calls for better communication after father kills children, self
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's report into the 2019 deaths of a Montreal father and his two young children is calling for more communication between public health authorities to monitor the risk of dom...
Apr 12, 2022