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Local golfers near the top entering final round of Junior Golf Championships
The final round of the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships is today (Thursday) in Lloydminster.After two rounds of play, golfers from Humboldt, Prince Albert and North Battleford find themselv...
Jul 10, 2025
Chain of events led to man being killed by RCMP truck near Buffalo Narrows: SIRT report
A string of unrelated events including fog, darkness and distance from emergency services played into the death of a man alongside a northern road, and there are no grounds to believe an offence was c...
Jul 10, 2025
New report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments
MONTREAL - A new report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments until the city develops a policy to better care for the unhoused. Montreal's public consultation office says the city...
Jul 10, 2025
Tour de France: Healy wins hilly 6th stage, Van der Poel takes yellow jersey from Pogačar
VIRE NORMANDIE, France (AP) - Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defe...
Jul 10, 2025
Topsoil moisture levels continue to decline in Sask., but some crops progressing well
Dry conditions are still causing headaches for many farmers in Saskatchewan, but crops in other regions are progressing well thanks to recent rain and warm weather.According to the weekly crop report ...
Jul 10, 2025
Toronto Raptors sign Alijah Martin, second-round pick from NCAA champion Gators
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed Alijah Martin to a two-way contract, the NBA team announced Thursday. The six-foot-two, 208-pound guard was selected by the Raptors in the second round (39th ...
Jul 10, 2025
RCMP seize cocaine, meth and tobacco in Lloydminster drug bust
A 39-year-old woman from Lloydminster is facing multiple charges after police seized drugs and contraband tobacco during a search at a local property.Lloydminster RCMP said members of their Crime Redu...
Jul 10, 2025
NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say...
Jul 10, 2025
UPDATED: RCMP arrest two men wanted in armed robbery on Red Pheasant
Update: August 1, 1:59 p.m.Battlefords RCMP reported that 22-year-old Lorenz Paskimin was arrested on July 10 in the Battlefords area. He appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 31.Addit...
Jul 10, 2025
Dale Hunter named head coach, brother Mark gets management role with Canada juniors
CALGARY - Dale Hunter will coach Canada's team at the 2026 world junior hockey championship while his brother Mark will join the team's management group, Hockey Canada announced Thursday. It will be t...
Jul 10, 2025