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Veteran CFL linebacker Henoc Muamba is settling into life with the Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Different team, different city, same scenario for Henoc Muamba. The veteran linebacker is in his first training camp with the Toronto Argonauts after signing with them in March. But change i...
Jul 22, 2021

Feds provide additional funding to maintain essential air services to Northern Sask.
The Government of Canada is providing an additional $1.167 million to the province of Saskatchewan to continue the support of essential air services for remote communities. The money will help maintai...
Jul 22, 2021

Beavers season wraps with game 3 loss to Wilkie, after pushing top-seeded Brewers to brink
The North Battleford Beavers saw their season come to a close Wednesday night as the team fell 10-0 to the rival Wilkie Brewers in game three of their quarterfinal playoff series. Despite the loss how...
Jul 22, 2021

Saskatchewan's northwest continues to report high new case rates
The province announced another 26 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, including 18 that are in the six Saskatchewan northern zones. This brings the provincial total to 49,556 cases; 48,694 re...
Jul 22, 2021

Sajjan directed military to provide him with aide in Vancouver
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan personally directed the military last year to take the unprecedented step of providing him with an assistant in Vancouver. That po...
Jul 22, 2021

Court orders demolition of $3M Gatineau, Que., luxury home built too close to road
GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Superior Court has ordered the demolition of a sumptuous Gatineau, Que., home that was built too close to the road, with the city required to foot the bill. In a ruling this we...
Jul 22, 2021

CSIS warns of increasingly sophisticated state-sponsored activity targeting elections
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it continues to observe steady, and in some cases increasing, foreign interference by state actors against Canada. In a new report on the threa...
Jul 22, 2021

Kraken deal forward Tyler Pitlick to Calgary for fourth-round pick
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have picked up forward Tyler Pitlick from the newly formed Seattle Kraken. The Flames sent a fourth-round pick in Friday's NHL entry draft to the Kraken in exchange. Seatt...
Jul 22, 2021

Denis Shapovalov loses to Czech Vit Kopriva in surprise Swiss Open upset
GSTAAD, Switzerland - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was beaten in an upset loss at the Swiss Open Thursday. Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic topped the No. 10-ranked Shapovalov 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 by in the se...
Jul 22, 2021

Raptors Uprising GC looks to turn things around in NBA 2K League esports play
TORONTO - Wins have been hard to come by this year for Raptors Uprising GC after making history by finishing the regular season 16-0 last year. At 5-15, the NBA 2K League esports team is bottom of the...
Jul 22, 2021