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Battlefords Pride auction fundraiser on now; gearing up for Pride Week
Battlefords Pride is hoping to raise funds to support Pride Week activities through their annual online auction, on now until Friday, Aug. 13.Listings of items available are shown on the Battlefords P...
Aug 03, 2021

Sask Baseball HOF and Museum to reopen to public Thursday
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be reopening their doors to the public Thursday, Aug. 5.The establishment has been closed to the public for nearly a year and a half since March ...
Aug 03, 2021

'He wasn't remorseful': Widow disagrees with sentence reduction in husband's death
The widow of a La Ronge restauranteur who was beaten, robbed and left to die is unhappy with a sentence reduction handed down last week by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. "My heart just sank," Cora ...
Aug 03, 2021

Canadian Challenge confirms minimum $25,000 purse for 2022 race
Major changes are in store for the 2022 Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Two out of three of the races will start in La Ronge and Missinipe instead of entirely out of Elk Ridge as in previous years. ...
Aug 03, 2021

Missouri governor pardons gun-waving St. Louis lawyer couple
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as ...
Aug 03, 2021

NBC wonders: where are the Olympic viewers this year?
NEW YORK (AP) - For most nights at the Tokyo Olympics, NBC's prime time coverage is drawing about half the audience that the Games had in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. The numbers are sobering: Sunda...
Aug 03, 2021

CFL establishes policy in case any 2021 games are cancelled due to COVID-19 issues
TORONTO - The CFL has established a policy should COVID-19 issues force game cancellations this year. The league didn't stage a 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and teams will resume play with...
Aug 03, 2021

Aging Backwards
What do I write about this time? There is so much going on around us at all times. I always have ideas. I'm just not sure what sparks my interest or what I want to talk about. I decided on Aging Backw...
Aug 03, 2021

Charges laid following abduction of man at Big River First Nation
Nearly a year and a half after a man was abducted from his home, and later found deceased, RCMP have laid charges in the case.Karlyne Morin, 20, of Big River First Nation faces one count of criminal n...
Aug 03, 2021

A CFL season like no other is soon upon us
There has probably not been any season like the 2021 that is about to kick off on Thursday night.So far the season, at least in Saskatchewan and probably the rest of the league to varying extents, is ...
Aug 03, 2021