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Sask Baseball H.O.F. announces upcoming events for 2023
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has released its schedule of important upcoming events for 2023.First up will be the Selection Committee Meeting to determine the 2023 Sask. Baseball ...
Feb 23, 2023

Battlefords Transit System asks for increase for handi-bus operations
Battlefords Transit System manager Liana Clinton and committee member Greg Lightfoot visited Town of Battleford council this week to request a $6,784 increase in funding from the town, to help with Ba...
Feb 23, 2023

La Ronge liquor permit sells for $3.27 million, highest sale yet in auction
The auction for the SLGA liquor permit for La Ronge closed Thursday at a staggering $3.27 million. The auction was due to end at 2 p.m., but a bidding war continued for more than an hour and it was fi...
Feb 23, 2023

Argos head coach Dinwiddie content with giving Chad Kelly chance to lead offence
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson's decision to play in the fledgling USFL this season didn't catch Ryan Dinwiddie by surprise. The Toronto head coach said Thursday the Argonauts have known for about a...
Feb 23, 2023

Man sentenced to 5.5 years after thwarted armed robbery attempt in Nipawin
The man who was stopped by several staff members as he attempted to rob a convenience store in Nipawin will do some lengthy jail time. Robert McKay was given a 2,078 day jail sentence in Nipawin Provi...
Feb 23, 2023

Auger-Aliassime through to semis at Qatar Open, next faces nemesis Medvedev
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-6 (5) Thursday at the Qatar Open, setting up a semifinal against nemesis Daniil Medvedev. A...
Feb 23, 2023

Class action against Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex
MONTREAL - A Montreal law firm has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit against a prominent Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex. Consumer Law Group is representing...
Feb 23, 2023

UN approves resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong...
Feb 23, 2023

Quebec tribunal denies compensation to family of migrant worker who died on farm
MONTREAL - The family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death trying to replace a flat tire on his employer's car says they are disappointed Quebec's labour tribunal denied them compensation. Mar...
Feb 23, 2023

Saskatchewan drops final game at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Saskatchewan wrapped up play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Thursday with a 7-6 loss to Prince Edward Island.The North Battleford-based rink of Robyn Silvernagle, Kelly Schafer, Sherry Just a...
Feb 23, 2023