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Local bodybuilder competes in two categories at Sask Classic
Months of preparation, both in and out of the gym, paid off in a weekend for Cassandra Dean. The Prince Albert-based bodybuilder competed at the Saskatchewan Regional Classic in Regina on May 13. She ...
May 17, 2023
Local sports feeling the effects from wildfire smoke
Wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan have blanketed majority of the province with thick blankets of smoke, forcing some local sports organizations to postpone games and take precautions. Among the organ...
May 17, 2023
Canada Post says air quality could delay mail delivery service in Sask.
UPDATE: Canada Post lifted the Yellow Alert for the province on Thursday afternoon.--Canada Post has said the ongoing wildfire situation and poor air quality could affect mail delivery across Saskatch...
May 17, 2023
Alberta UCP candidate says sorry for comparing transgender students to feces in food
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food is apologizing while staying on to run in the Alberta election. Jennifer Johnson s...
May 17, 2023
B.C. Lions players, staff express belief in offence to replicate 2022 form
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The B.C. Lions receiving corps took a hit at the end of last season when stalwart Bryan Burnham announced his retirement after eight seasons with the team. But heading in to a new CFL...
May 17, 2023
Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
NEW YORK (AP) - An Islamic extremist was given 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan and severely injuring 18...
May 17, 2023
Saskatchewan gov’t, Shoppers Drug Mart to provide period products
A new deal has been struck to help Saskatchewan women who struggle to afford menstrual products.Free period products will be made available in Saskatchewan thanks to an agreement between the province ...
May 17, 2023
Holland non-committal on future with Oilers after contract expires next season
EDMONTON - Ken Holland says he plans to see out his contract as Edmonton Oilers general manager, which enters its fifth and final year next season. He isn't sure what comes next. Asked Wednesday if he...
May 17, 2023
Crouse scores twice as Canada thumps Kazakhstan 5-1 at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Lawson Crouse scored twice as Canada remained unbeaten at the world hockey championship with a 5-1 win over Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Joe Veleno and Sammy Blais each had a goal and two a...
May 17, 2023
Limo service manager convicted of manslaughter in rural New York crash that killed 20 people
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A limousine service manager was convicted Wednesday of manslaughter in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors...
May 17, 2023