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Five things to watch as the Toronto Raptors resume their title defence
The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors resume their title defence when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Here are five things to watch: The Quiet: The Raptors boast one of the b...
Jul 31, 2020
Canadian fans ready to embrace return of NHL in season restart amid summer heat
EDMONTON - As the summer heat shimmers off the pavement and stationary cars double as sweltering four-door Dutch ovens, Canada's favourite winter pastime is officially back. The National Hockey L...
Jul 31, 2020
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential bi...
Jul 31, 2020
Battlefords area 4-H club starting again next month
The Battlefords area 4-H club for youth is getting underway again beginning next month.Erin Cooper, the assistant general leader of the Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club, said the club continues to follow...
Jul 31, 2020
NBA champion Toronto Raptors ready to pick up where they left off
The Toronto Raptors were the hottest team in the NBA in early March, on a league-best four-game winning streak, coming off a solid west coast road swing and having just clinched a playoff sp...
Jul 31, 2020
Province records 14 new COVID-19 cases, working with Hutterite communities to prevent further spread
The province has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing Saskatchewan's total to 1,319 cases.The information was part of the latest daily provincial update.Of the new cases, one is in the North re...
Jul 31, 2020
Anne McLellan, former Liberal minister, drops out of mass shooting public inquiry
HALIFAX - One of the three people selected to lead the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting has dropped out. Anne McLellan has informed the federal and provincial governmen...
Jul 31, 2020
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
Jul 31, 2020
Meadow Lake golfer places second at Mid-Masters Championship
Golf competition continued in Saskatchewan this week, with the 101st Senior Men's, Women's and Mid-Masters Championships in Yorkton.Chris Reid from Meadow Lake finished tied second in the Mid-Masters ...
Jul 31, 2020
Sophie Schmidt, Alphonso Davies win Canada Soccer Player of the Month awards
Sophie Schmidt and Alphonso Davies have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies. Schmidt and the Houston Dash won the Challenge Cup, cappi...
Jul 31, 2020