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Wadena curler receives Spirit of Sandra scholarship
A Wadena curler is one of six recipients of the 2020 Spirit of Sandra scholarships handed out by the Sandra Schmirler Foundation.It's the second time that 20-year-old Dustin Mikush won the scholarship...
Jun 16, 2020
Stampeders quarterback Mitchell feels he could've been ready for start of season
Bo Levi Mitchell says he would've been ready for the start of the CFL season if it opened on time. The Calgary Stampeders' star quarterback underwent shoulder surgery in December. He said Tuesday...
Jun 16, 2020
Virginia governor to propose Juneteenth as state holiday
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he's making Juneteenth - a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. - an official holiday in a state that was once home t...
Jun 16, 2020
CFL Players' Association says it has yet to hear from CFL regarding 2020 season
TORONTO - The already fractured relationship between the CFL and CFL Players' Association isn't getting any better. On Tuesday, the union stated it still hasn't heard from the CFL regarding its p...
Jun 16, 2020
Canada Day fireworks postponed, Fort Battleford event cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions
Similar to many other communities, it will be a different and much quieter Canada Day in the Battlefords on July 1 due to the province's COVID-19 restrictions.Parks Canada announced the Canada Day eve...
Jun 16, 2020
Forty-four per cent of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open
Saskatchewan is above the national average of 32 per cent when it comes to business owners being uncertain about whether they will be able to reopen or not.According to the Saskatoon Chamber of Commer...
Jun 16, 2020
Mental health organizations trying to meet demand for services
With COVID-19 restrictions easing across Saskatchewan, residents have more access to mental health services.Because of social distancing protocols, some organizations tried moving appointments online....
Jun 16, 2020
Bayern Munich wins 8th straight Bundesliga title
BREMEN, Germany - Bayern Munich secured its eighth successive German Bundesliga title Tuesday with two games to spare after beating Werder Bremen 1-0 with a goal from Robert Lewandowski. The win on a ...
Jun 16, 2020
5 things to know about Quebec watchdog probing N.B. police shootings
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog, the Bureau des enquetes independantes, is investigating two recent police shootings of Indigenous people in New Brunswick. On June 4, 26-year-old Chantel Moore was...
Jun 16, 2020
'Watch it on TV': Gov. Cuomo OKs no-fan US Open tennis in NY
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the U.S. Open tennis tournament to be held in his state starting in late August - but without spectators - as part of the reopening from shutdo...
Jun 16, 2020