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Fred VanVleet signs four-year, US$85-million deal with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet, one of the most coveted players in NBA free agency this year, is remaining a Toronto Raptor. A source close to the team confirmed a report Saturday that the Raptors had re-sig...
Nov 21, 2020
Column: Playing contact sports during a pandemic is getting less and less sustainable
After covering close to 1,000 hockey games at the Art Hauser Centre, I have seen a lot of crazy things.I once saw a bat fly above the ice and dive bomb the visiting Kelowna Rockets bench during play. ...
Nov 21, 2020
STF president calls to suspend hockey as COVID-19 continues to spread
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze is asking for hockey and other recreational activities to cease operations as an added measure to keep COVID-19 cases out of schools across the...
Nov 21, 2020
Carrot River hockey game for Movember still searching for players
An annual fundraiser for Movember aims to hit the ice in a week's time.Dylan Custaloe from the Carrot River RCMP has been a "Mo Bro" for 11 years and is hosting the second shinny charity game in Carro...
Nov 21, 2020
Trojans and Stars weekend series postponed as league awaits COVID-19 results
A weekend home and home series between the Tisdale Trojans and Battlefords Stars has been postponed.Both teams were scheduled to play Saturday, Nov. 21 at the North Battleford Civic Centre and Sunday,...
Nov 21, 2020
Canada, Britain strike new trade, beating Brexit, incorporating expiring EU pact
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports.The interim deal will replace Canada'...
Nov 21, 2020
Gillian (The Savage) Robertson leads list of Canadians in UFC action in December
Canadian fighter Gillian (The Savage) Robertson, ranked 12th among UFC flyweights, returns to action next month against No. 10 Andrea (KGB) Lee at UFC 256.The 25-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ont....
Nov 21, 2020
A long way from lab bench to bedside: Virus experts urge COVID-19 vaccine caution
Despite recent optimism over reported results from COVID-19 vaccine trials, virologists say there is still a long way from lab bench to bedside. "You would think by this stage of the pandemic we would...
Nov 21, 2020
'You will be refused entry or asked to leave': SHA highlights need for mask wearing
Wear a mask and wear it properly, otherwise you could be asked to leave.That's one of the key messages from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) as they remind everyone who enters their facilities ...
Nov 21, 2020
Ex-lacrosse star Delby Powless writes about mental health in novel 'Medicine Game'
Writing a novel is one of the hardest - but most cathartic - things former pro lacrosse player Delby Powless has ever done. "Medicine Game" centres on Tommy Henry as he struggles with violent outburst...
Nov 21, 2020