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Local MP successfully advocates for Indigenous limited-liability partnerships
In a letter to Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance on April 15, Gary Vidal, Member of Parliament for Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River riding, and Shadow Cabinet Minister for Indigenous Services, asked...
May 04, 2020 Gary Vidal, Member of Parliament for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, and Shadow Cabinet Minister for Indigenous Services (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
ESPN to air games from South Korean baseball league
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN will begin airing six regular-season games per week from South Korea's KBO baseball league. The agreement with Eclat Media Group was announced Monday, the day before the league i...
May 04, 2020
McIlroy, Johnson headline charity match for COVID-19 relief
Live golf returns to television in just under two weeks with a $3 million charity skins match for COVID-19 relief that includes Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and the broadcast debut of fabled Seminole ...
May 04, 2020
Roadside memorial damaged
Just over three weeks have passed since Brad Brule's daughter Tianna was killed in a car crash on highway 3, south of Prince Albert. On Friday, news was shared on social media that the special roadsid...
May 04, 2020 Tianna Gatto, 22, and Ethan Novotny, 17, were killed on April 10, when the car they were in, was involved in a crash just north of the Muskoday store. (Submitted photo/ Sydney Witall)
Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19
LONDON - Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was...
May 04, 2020
Language Learning Limits? No Way!
For some second language teachers, remote learning might seem problematic but not for the staff at cole Monseigneur Blaise Morand (EMBM)! In fact, over 90% of students at EMBM have continued with supp...
May 04, 2020
Feds eye new tools to help Access to Information system recover after COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it will look at whether investments in new technology could help clear any backlog of information requests that arises from a COVID-19 related bottleneck. The Acce...
May 04, 2020
"It was a pretty cold month for everybody": Environment Canada releases April stats
From winter gear to suntan lotion, residents in Saskatchewan rode April's weather roller-coaster.Despite a late warmup, cumulative cold days for the majority of last month left their mark."It was a pr...
May 04, 2020 (Submitted Photo/ Chris Knight)
Woodbine's Lawson cautiously optimistic about horse racing's return
TORONTO - Jim Lawson is cautiously optimistic there could be live horse racing as early as next month. Buoying the Woodbine Entertainment CEO's optimism is the Ontario government's gradual easing of C...
May 04, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC enters NBA 2K League season full of hope and confidence
TORONTO - After a six-week delay due to the global pandemic, the NBA 2K League tips off Tuesday with 23 teams chasing US$1.4 million in prize money. The esports circuit will contest at least the first...
May 04, 2020