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Company behind Sporting Life and Golf Town to launch new Team Town Sports store
TORONTO - Canadian retailer Sporting Life Group is launching a new national sporting goods chain catering to team sports players. The company says its new Team Town Sports banner will open its first t...
Mar 06, 2023

Hawks edge Mustangs in packed Palace
With over 1,600 spectators in attendance Sunday afternoon the Nipawin Hawks spoiled the party edging the Melfort Mustangs 3-2 in a shootout at the Northern Lights Palace.Facing off for the first time ...
Mar 06, 2023

Canadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women's professional sports
TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a new commitment to improve gender equity in sports, saying at least half the money it spends sponsoring professional sports will go towards women by 2026. ...
Mar 06, 2023

NFL.com lists Canadians Brown, Sow as players who improved NFL draft stock at combine
It appears Canadians Chase Brown and Sidy Sow raised eyebrows at the '23 NFL combine. Brown, a running back at Illinois, and Sow, an offensive lineman at Eastern Michigan, were among five Canadians at...
Mar 06, 2023

Spring sitting to get underway at Saskatchewan Legislature
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature is set to begin Monday, with a lot on the agenda for the coming 10 weeks.The Saskatchewan Party will undoubtedly hope this sitting starts with less c...
Mar 06, 2023

Nutrien Children's Festival Announces In-Person and Online Dates
Following blockbuster attendance in 2022, the Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan will once again offer an in-person festival alongside free virtual programming in 2023. While the in-person fe...
Mar 06, 2023

CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue
MONTREAL - CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees. Unifor announced Sunday that workers with Local 100 are 98 per cent in fav...
Mar 06, 2023

Future of Dave G. Steuart up for debate at P.A. council's meeting
Prince Albert's council meets Monday where they're expected to decide on the future of two arenas.The city's administration is recommending that Dave G. Steuart Arena no longer be used for hockey and ...
Mar 06, 2023

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to over...
Mar 06, 2023

In The News for March 6 : Worker shortages plague vital airlines in the North
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 06, 2023