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Chad Geter signs contract extension with Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Chad Geter to a two-year contract extension. The 25-year-old defensive lineman played six games for the Green and White last season. He had nine defensive tack...
Dec 27, 2019 Chad Geter signs two year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Dec. 26, 2019 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere shows he's more than just skill at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Kevin Bahl thought he knew Alexis Lafreniere. And in many ways, he did. Touted as the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft for some time, Lafreniere had ...
Dec 27, 2019
Year in Review: First Nations achieve many successes
It has been a proud year for many First Nations in the Battlefords area, with a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a ceremony to formally exonerate Chief Poundmaker among some of the highlig...
Dec 27, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays tobacco on the grave of Chief Poundmaker in May after fully exonerating him of any wrongdoing during the NorthWest Rebellion of 1885. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Homegrown centre Dan Clark signs two-year extension with Roughriders
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian centre Dan Clark to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-two, 310-pound Regina native was named a CFL all-star last season for the fir...
Dec 27, 2019
Student who saved classmates from shooting honoured as Jedi
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalized as a Jedi by t...
Dec 27, 2019
Conners' win one of highlights of big year for Canadian golf
It's not accurate to say Corey Conners' dreams came true in 2019. "I don't think my dreams were quite that high," the Canadian golfer said. After starting the year without full status on the PGA Tour,...
Dec 27, 2019
ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and friendly personality, dapper dress and great love of sports, has died. He was 34. The sports network announce...
Dec 27, 2019
Ace left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu signs with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed star left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu to a four-year, US$80-million contract. The 32-year-old Korean led the majors with a 2.32 ERA last season and finished second ...
Dec 27, 2019
Sex abuse complainants suing Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man whose sex abuse convictions were quashed by the Supreme Court of Canada is being sued by six complainants who say he inflicted a lifetime of emotional harm. A&nbs...
Dec 27, 2019
Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury wins top male athlete of the year honours
MONTREAL - Mikael Kingsbury is truly a dominant force. Kingsbury has nine wins in 11 World Cup starts the past two years. And the native of Deux Montagnes, Que., whose career average surpasses one vic...
Dec 27, 2019