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Ottawa's Watts and Jenner, Toronto's Spooner named PWHL stars of the week
Ottawa forwards Daryl Watts and Brianne Jenner, and Toronto right-wing Natalie Spooner have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of the week. Watts was awarded first-star ho...
Mar 26, 2024

Pine Grove inmates claim woman rushed to hospital in serious condition was ignored by jail staff
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27 to include a comment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.Inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional (PGCC) are sounding the alarm, claiming...
Mar 26, 2024

Métis cancer survivors share their stories of confronting and beating cancer
They are raw, they are real, and they are inspiring, and thanks to a new project from the University of Saskatchewan, they will finally be heard.The Digital Storytelling Project, a collaborative effor...
Mar 26, 2024

CRA fires 232 people for falsely claiming $2,000 monthly pandemic benefit
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely claiming a federal income benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CRA says as of March 15, 232 employees "inappropri...
Mar 26, 2024

City adopts new community safety and well-being plan
North Battleford city council formally adopted the city's new community safety and well-being (CSWB) plan at its meeting Monday night. The aim of the plan, prepared by MNP, covering 2024 to 2028, is t...
Mar 26, 2024

North Stars look to take series stranglehold on Mills in Game 3
Following a hard-fought, tight-checking opening two games in North Battleford over the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars return to action in Melville Tuesday night, for Game 3 of the team's first r...
Mar 26, 2024

110th Grey Cup game, festival earn Prestige Award as Canada's top large-budget event
TORONTO - Sport Tourism Canada has presented the 110th Grey Cup and 2023 Grey Cup Festival with its Prestige Award as Canada's event of the year with a budget over $1 million. A recent Sport Tourism C...
Mar 26, 2024

13 arrested in RCMP raids targeting 'suspected Montreal criminal organization'
MONTREAL - RCMP say they have arrested 13 people in a major operation against a suspected Montreal criminal organization. Spokesman Charles Poirier says police executed some 20 warrants for searches i...
Mar 26, 2024

Calgary Stampeders signed veteran American linebacker Shaheed Salmon
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders signed veteran American linebacker Shaheed Salmon on Tuesday. Contract details weren't immediately divulged but Salmon's deal reportedly is for one season. The six-foo...
Mar 26, 2024

Hall of Fame jockey Boulanger relishing new role with CamHaven Farms
When Hall of Fame jockey Gary Boulanger retired in September, it was to an uncertain future. Boulanger was walking away from horse racing on his own terms but with no idea regarding what was ahead. Ho...
Mar 26, 2024