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Gorst wins CPCA Dash, defending champ Baptiste takes aggregate
Meadow Lake's Logan Gorst was the man standing on the winner's podium Sunday, following a grueling final day of chuckwagon racing.The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon's last event was one of the only ...
Aug 22, 2021

CFL says Elks players tested positive for COVID-19, next game vs. Argos postponed
Several Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Canadian Football League revealed late Sunday. The CFL has postponed Edmonton's next game against the Argonauts in Toronto, initial...
Aug 22, 2021

Canada downs Russia 5-1 in women's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Canada got offensive contributions throughout the lineup in a 5-1 win over Russia at the women's world hockey championship Sunday. Sarah Fillier, Ella Shelton, Erin Ambrose, Melodie Daoust a...
Aug 22, 2021

Rod Gilbert, Hall of Famer for New York Rangers, dies at 80
NEW YORK (AP) - Rod Gilbert, the Hall of Fame right wing who starred for the New York Rangers and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series, had died. He was 80. Gilbert's family confirmed the death to...
Aug 22, 2021

Edmonton Stingers beat Niagara River Lions to win second CEBL title in a row
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Stingers beat the Niagara River Lions by a large margin to win the Canadian Elite Basketball League final Sunday. Edmonton won every quarter to eventually finish the game 101-6...
Aug 22, 2021

Battlefords Agricultural Society Light Horse Show participants glad to be competing again
Saturday was a great day for equestrian enthusiasts as the Battlefords Agricultural Society was able to hold its popular Light Horse Show once again. The event was cancelled last year due to the provi...
Aug 22, 2021

O'Toole would allow safe injection sites, but stops short of decriminalization
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Conservative government would continue to allow supervised consumption sites even as it would shift away from harm reduction and toward recovery, federal party leader Erin O'...
Aug 22, 2021

Safe Conduct holds off Riptide Rock to win the 162nd Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Safe Conduct has won the 162nd running of the $1-million Queen's Plate. A photo finish determined Safe Conduct, the 3-1 favourite, held off a late charge from Riptide Rock down the stretch t...
Aug 22, 2021

219 new COVID-19 cases reported in the province
Saskatchewan reported 219 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking the second time this week that cases eclipsed the 200 case mark. That gives the province 1,162 new cases this week, the highest weekly t...
Aug 22, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays lose 5-3 to Detroit Tigers after extra innings
TORONTO - A ninth-inning throwing error from Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien gave the Detroit Tigers enough life to score an extra-inning victory and an added reason to celebrate Miguel Cabrera...
Aug 22, 2021