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Judge won't return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it
CHICAGO - A judge in R. Kelly's Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer's release from county jail. ...
Sep 19, 2019
North Battleford to host 2019 Saskatchewan Open Darts Tournament
Competitors will be looking to hit the mark this weekend in the Battlefords.The North Battleford Dart Club is hosting the 2019 Saskatchewan Open Darts Tournament from September 20 to 22.Every year the...
Sep 19, 2019 North Battleford Dart Club members, from April 2019. (submitted photo/Noel Aucoin)
Five Things: Justin Trudeau's trip-up track record
OTTAWA - The newly unearthed images of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface that have rocked the federal election campaign comprise only the latest example of private-lif...
Sep 19, 2019
'Kelly was the room': Former CJVR play-by-play voice reflects on life of Kelly Bowers
Saskatoon sports legend Kelly Bowers passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19 and now his former broadcasting partner is reflecting.Neil Shewchuk first met Kelly Bowers when CJVR in Melfort started broadcasti...
Sep 19, 2019 Kelly Bowers, who passed away on Tuesday, was part of the CJVR broadcast team for many years when the station broadcast Saskatoon Hilltops and University of Saskatchewan Huskies games. (Facebook/Neil Shewchuk)
'Unacceptable': Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface
OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...
Sep 19, 2019
'Unacceptable': Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface
OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...
Sep 19, 2019
Five things to watch in the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season
There was plenty of change across the Western Hockey League in the summer, whether it was a coach returning to where he had the most success, or an entire organization switching cities. Here...
Sep 19, 2019
Poor judgment but not a racist: Quebec's political class weighs in on Trudeau brownface
MONTREAL - Quebec's political class largely condemned Justin Trudeau's brownface and blackface episodes Thursday, but usual political opponents sprung to the Liberal leader's defence against allegatio...
Sep 19, 2019
Emergency crews swing for charity
Sometimes the swings off the tee may not have been pretty but the end result of the recent charity Emergency Services Golf Tournament sure looks good.The beneficiaries of the $4,200 raised in the Aug....
Sep 19, 2019 From left: Dwight Bergstrom, KidSport Prince Albert; Chris Pacey,
Paramedic, Event Co-Chair; Michelle McKeaveney, RVRR co-founder; Dave McAuley,
Firefighter, Event Co-Chair; Chris Cherepacha, Fire Fighter. (submitted/Parkland Ambulance)
Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos
VANCOUVER - Indigenous candidates from multiple parties say they felt shock, pain and frustration when they saw newly surfaced photos of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface. Candida...
Sep 19, 2019