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Canadian tennis star Andreescu out with torn ankle ligaments
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she sustained two torn ligaments in her left ankle in a recent match at the Miami Open. Andreescu provided an update on her status Wednesday on Twitter. The ...
Mar 29, 2023

City awards contract for disaster mitigation infrastructure project
The City of Meadow Lake awarded a contract for this year on its ongoing 2023 East Side Infrastructure (Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF)) and Water and Sanitary Project at its meeting thi...
Mar 29, 2023

Two men wanted by Meadow Lake RCMP
Meadow Lake RCMP have said that warrants are out for two men who did not comply with court-ordered conditions of serving their sentences and complying with electronic monitoring devices.Both Jaymond L...
Mar 29, 2023

'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosec...
Mar 29, 2023

Lack of umpires sets off alarms for upcoming baseball season
Finding people to play baseball in Prince Albert isn't much of a challenge. However, compared to umpires, that's a different story. On Wednesday, Prince Albert Minor Baseball sent out an S.O.S. signal...
Mar 29, 2023

Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US
HOUSTON (AP) - The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will reunite with his family a...
Mar 29, 2023

The non-disparagement clause; some Canadian athletes feel contractually silenced
Athletes' fears of repercussions if they talk about problems they see in their sport have been cited as one reason for Canada's current safe-sport crisis. In order to receive just over $21,000 annuall...
Mar 29, 2023

Edmonton Elks release veteran CFL running back James Wilder Jr.
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks released veteran American running back James Wilder Jr. on Wednesday. The six-foot-three, 232-pound Wilder appeared in 15 games over two seasons with Edmonton. He ran for ...
Mar 29, 2023

Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set
VANCOUVER - The fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old father outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks is casting a pall over the normally bustling block. Passersby have been pausing to pay their respects to P...
Mar 29, 2023

7 California officers charged in death of man in custody
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed "I can't ...
Mar 29, 2023