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Saskatoon’s Tanner Zipchen let go as Cineplex pre-show host
A familiar face will no longer be greeting moviegoers across Canada.Saskatoon-born Tanner Zipchen announced on social media Monday that he was let go by Cineplex as the company's national pre-show hos...
Jan 13, 2020 Tanner Zipchen (centre) is pictured with Frozen 2 stars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel at the premier of the film. (Tanner Zipchen/Facebook)
Horgan says 'rule of law applies,' LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says a natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia will be built despite on going protests and an eviction notice from some hereditary Indigenous leaders....
Jan 13, 2020
Transportation service for cancer patients coming to P.A.
The Canadian Cancer Society is expanding its Wheels of Hope service to provide transportation for Prince Albert residents travelling to Saskatoon for cancer treatment."It will mean relief," Charlene B...
Jan 13, 2020 (website/Canadian Cancer Society)
Tkachuk on turtling against Kassian: 'It was probably the right thing to do'
Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian was set for his day in court Monday with the NHL's discipline panel, two days after he rag-dolled and slobberknocked a turtling Matthew Tkachuk on national TV. Kass...
Jan 13, 2020
Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez ready for Grand Slam qualifier
With the Canadian tennis scene reaching new highs last year, it was easy to forget that one of the sport's top young prospects made remarkable strides and appears primed for big things ...
Jan 13, 2020
JPII basketball teams claim gold, silver on home court
It was an exciting weekend of basketball action at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) this weekend, as the school's junior basketball teams hosted their home tournament, with both the boys' and girls' jun...
Jan 13, 2020 Draper Pooyak, of the junior boys Crusaders, drains a layup during tournament action over the weekend at John Paul II Collegiate. (submitted photo/Nate Jurgens)
A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada
Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Here is a look at some of th...
Jan 13, 2020
St. Louis prosecutor: Racist interests try to force her out
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday filed what she called an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the city, the local police union and others of a co-ordinated and racist ...
Jan 13, 2020
Canadian teams pass as MLS SuperDraft resumes with third and fourth rounds
After trading away its first-round pick last week, the Montreal Impact elected to pass three times Monday as the MLS SuperDraft resumed with Rounds 3 and 4. Toronto and Vancouver also opted to forgo e...
Jan 13, 2020
Leafs lose Morgan Rielly for eight weeks with broken foot, recall Rasmus Sandin
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt with a number of significant injuries this season. Now add Morgan Rielly's name to the list. The Leafs announced Monday their star defenceman will be out a...
Jan 13, 2020