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NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness
The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness." The nation's largest go...
Oct 31, 2019
Actor Jared Padalecki accused in assault at his Austin bar
AUSTIN, Texas - Court documents show that "Supernatural" star Jared Padalecki is accused of assaulting two employees at a downtown Austin bar he owns. An arrest affidavit says officers arrived at the ...
Oct 31, 2019
Violent Iraq, Lebanon protests affecting Canadian military's anti-ISIL mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is being forced to adjust and even curtail some aspects of its anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Lebanon as anti-government protests rock the two countries and threaten to f...
Oct 31, 2019
Cow moose shot and left near Lake Charron
The Turn in Poachers (TIP) line wants your help in finding out who shot and killed a cow moose in the area.Melfort conservation officers received a TIP call Oct. 21 about the moose that was shot on th...
Oct 31, 2019 (Facebook/SaskTip)
After blackface scandal, Trudeau shuns photo ops of trick or treating
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always seemed to relish dressing up for trick or treating with his children but, in the wake of the blackface scandal, he's giving Halloween a miss this...
Oct 31, 2019
Toronto councillors pass motion condemning Quebec's secularism bill
TORONTO - Councillors in Toronto have condemned the Quebec government's secularism bill in the latest step of a growing movement against the controversial legislation. A motion tabled by Toronto ...
Oct 31, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov off to quarterfinals at Paris Masters
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has recorded his second upset victory in as many days at the Paris Masters. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-2,...
Oct 31, 2019
"Yes, there will be something coming out of the sky": Environment Canada on Halloween forecast
The weather is doing its part to ensure that a chilling mood is in place for the trick-or-treaters venturing out to fill candy bags.For the most part, temperatures will stay slightly above zero all af...
Oct 31, 2019 (File Photo/ The Canadian Press)
Provincial High School Football Championships.
The Semi-Final games in the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Provincial Football Championships are scheduled for this upcoming weekend (November 2, 2019) in 1A Six-Man, 2A Six-Man, 3A Ni...
Oct 31, 2019
Funeral today for teen boy who passed away in collision claiming three lives
Jerome Coulineur, the 14-year-old boy who passed away in a motor-vehicle collision last week, is being laid to rest today in Canoe Lake. Jans Bay Mayor Joyce Maurice said a wake service was held for t...
Oct 31, 2019 The two children who passed away Oct. 25. (Funeral Expenses for Jerome and Kinzey/GoFundMe)