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Canada's Zach Edey named a finalist for NCAA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Toronto's Zach Edey is among 10 finalists for the NCAA's 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday. The annual award is handed out to the top ce...
Feb 10, 2023

Raiders close out road trip in Swift Current in home-and-home opener
The Prince Albert Raiders (19-27-3-0) are in southwest Saskatchewan for the final time this season, where the Green and Gold take on the Swift Current Broncos (23-21-1-2) at the InnovationPlex. The ga...
Feb 10, 2023

Siakam, Edwards, Fox added to NBA All-Star Game roster
NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto forward Pascal Siakam, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards and Sacramento guard De'Aaron Fox have been added to the player pool for the All-Star Game as injury replacements. Commis...
Feb 10, 2023

U.S. analysis ongoing to determine if Chinese spy balloon gathered intel from Canada
WASHINGTON - Canada's defence minister says the United States is still trying to determine whether a Chinese surveillance balloon collected any intelligence from either country when it flew over North...
Feb 10, 2023

January job numbers show positive trends in Saskatchewan, Canada
The first month of 2023 showed some positive trends in the provincial and national job markets.Saskatchewan added 4,500 new jobs in January, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada. Over th...
Feb 10, 2023

'Skyline coming into Wilkie will never be the same': Wilkie residents say as grain elevator demolished
Unlike many grain elevators of yore in Saskatchewan, the one in Wilkie was in full operation until several months before its demolition began many weeks ago. Helen Urlacher has lived in Wilkie for 23 ...
Feb 10, 2023

Quebec police say fire that killed six, including four children, likely not criminal
SAINT-JACQUES, QUE. - Provincial police say they believe that a fire that killed six members of a family on Thursday in Quebec's Lanaudire region was likely accidental. A police spokesperson says inve...
Feb 10, 2023

Source: Canadian running back Andrew Harris agrees to remain with Argos
TORONTO - The CFL's top-rushing Canadian is returning for another season. Canadian running back Andrew Harris has agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Toronto Argonauts, according to a CFL...
Feb 10, 2023

Canadian cricketers prepare for next step on journey to return to ICC World Cup
Saad Bin Zafar will captain Canada on a tour of Sri Lanka next month as the Canadian men continue their quest to return to the ICC World Cup. The Canadians will play four 50-over matches against a Sri...
Feb 10, 2023

Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria
OTTAWA - The federal government is appealing a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home. In a filing today in the Federal Cour...
Feb 10, 2023