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Bo Bichette belts two homers to lead Toronto Blue Jays to win over New York Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. - Bo Bichette hit two home runs and Trent Thornton pitched three scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-0 in pre-season action on Wednesday. Bichette belted...
Mar 24, 2021

Veteran midfielder Atiba Hutchinson is back looking to get Canada get to World Cup
There are many ways to measure Atiba Hutchinson's contributions to Canadian soccer. But consider the fact that Thursday should mark the veteran midfielder's 28th World Cup qualifier in Canada colours....
Mar 24, 2021

Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or get shut down
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded. Kaycee Madu says ch...
Mar 24, 2021

COVID-19 weakened environmental rules across Canada, mostly in Alberta: study
CALGARY - Alberta relaxed more environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic than any other government in Canada, says a study from the University of Calgary. "I didn't find any other juris...
Mar 24, 2021

Saskatchewan premier yet to read report into RCMP handling of Colten Boushie death
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier says he has yet to read the full report by a complaints commission that found RCMP discriminated against the mother of Colten Boushie -- an Indigenous man who was shot ...
Mar 24, 2021

Federal judge nixes Ohio's push for early redistricting data
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio that tried to get the U.S. Census Bureau to provide data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts ahead of i...
Mar 24, 2021

Liquor store robbery in Maidstone
Maidstone RCMP are investigating a robbery at the Maidstone SGI Liquor Store.A few minutes after 7:00 a.m. this morning, three suspects broke into the store and stole an undisclosed amount of liquor, ...
Mar 24, 2021

SHA to expand vaccination bookings to 62-and-over age group
People in Saskatchewan aged 62 and over will be able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting Thursday at 8 a.m.The Saskatchewan Health Authority made the announcement Wednesday, just a few ...
Mar 24, 2021

Province reports 190 new cases and one death related to COVID-19
The province reported 190 new cases and 96 recoveries of COVID-19 today. This brings the provincial total to 32,181 cases; 30,196 recoveries and 1,565 cases considered active.One Saskatchewan resident...
Mar 24, 2021

City council approves land sale to Discovery Co-op for Carlton Trail property
The city will see more growth in a rapidly developing part of the community in the near future.North Battleford city council approved a land sale to Discovery Co-op at its meeting this week.The compan...
Mar 24, 2021