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Modern Brier attempts to strike a tricky balance between its roots and changing game
REGINA - The Brier is no longer your father's Brier. What was a provincial and territorial men's curling championship embodying Canadian Confederation for most of its almost 100 years is now a hybrid ...
Mar 05, 2024
New teachers sanctions to impact schools in northeast and Battlefords
More lunch hours are being cancelled in the province as part of the next round of sanctions by the Teachers Federation (STF) have been announced.The STF will withdraw noon-hour supervision at several ...
Mar 05, 2024
Olynyk says signing extension with hometown Raptors was a priority
TORONTO - Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk says signing a two-year extension with the Toronto Raptors was a priority. Olynyk, who was born in Toronto and moved to Kamloops, B.C., when he was an adolescent...
Mar 05, 2024
Federal tax change could raise electricity, gas bills in some provinces
OTTAWA - Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes. Michael Powell, its vice-presid...
Mar 05, 2024
Man arrested in Port Moody, B.C., after driving car into sea for video livestream
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a man may be charged after he allegedly drove his vehicle into the sea as part of a livestreamed video. Const. Sam Zacharias says in a release that o...
Mar 05, 2024
STF has only bargained for 30 minutes in five months, Scott Moe says
As teachers prepare to withdraw extracurricular support across Saskatchewan, the province's premier says the teachers' union only spent a half-hour at the bargaining table over the past five months.Te...
Mar 05, 2024
PBO expects inflation to fall to 2% by end of year, deficit to grow amid weak economy
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening econom...
Mar 05, 2024
Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger out for thousands of users
Meta, the parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger is experiencing an outage affecting thousands of users.According to the website downdetector, issues with the social media giant spik...
Mar 05, 2024
Grand Slam champ Simona Halep wins doping case on appeal and is cleared to resume tennis
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday by sports' highest court cutting her ban for doping on appeal. The Court...
Mar 05, 2024
March is Agriculture Literacy Month in Saskatchewan
The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed March as Agriculture Literacy Month in Saskatchewan. Agriculture Literacy Month activities invite farmers, ranchers and industry experts into participating cl...
Mar 05, 2024