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Riders' Brendon LaBatte may sit out 2021 CFL season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders could be without one of the anchors of their offensive line in 2021.During the Riders' season preview call Monday, general manager Jeremy O'Day announced guard Brendon LaB...
Jun 28, 2021
A broken record: Sask. towns lose temperature honours to B.C. village
Yellow Grass and Midale once shared the record for the highest temperature in Canada, but now it's toast.The Saskatchewan towns set the mark July 5, 1937 with a temperature of 45 C, or 113 F. But afte...
Jun 28, 2021
Northwest Territories government to pay repair costs from spring flooding
YELLOWKNIFE - The government of the Northwest Territories says it will cover the cost to repair or replace homes damaged by spring flooding. The government says 70 homes were affected in Fort Simpson,...
Jun 28, 2021
Proud day for young JPII Collegiate grads
It was a proud and exciting day for many John Paul II Collegiate graduates in North Battleford Monday. The youth took turns posing for pictures after receiving their diplomas and filed into the facili...
Jun 28, 2021
Fans seeking scarce Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup tickets face hefty prices
MONTREAL - Fans looking to secure tickets to a Montreal Canadiens game during the Stanley Cup finals should be ready to fork over a small fortune. Only 3,500 tickets per game were available as of Mond...
Jun 28, 2021
Fans seeking scarce Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup tickets face hefty prices
MONTREAL - Fans looking to secure tickets to a Montreal Canadiens game during the Stanley Cup finals should be ready to fork over a small fortune. Only 3,500 tickets per game were available as of Mond...
Jun 28, 2021
Montreal Canadiens' NHL playoffs run provides boost for Rogers Sports & Media
TORONTO - While Montreal Canadiens fans are stoked to see their team's first Stanley Cup final series since 1993, it could be just as exciting for Rogers Sports and Media. Rogers paid about $5.2 billi...
Jun 28, 2021
Veteran Roughriders O-lineman Brendon LaBatte sitting out 2021 CFL season: GM
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be without veteran offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte for the 2021 CFL season. Riders general manager Jeremy O'Day says LaBatte has opted out for the year but...
Jun 28, 2021
17 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths reported in Saskatchewan
The Government of Saskatchewan reported just 17 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. That's the lowest one-day total since before the first wave came into the province. To find a day when less cases were rep...
Jun 28, 2021
Hefty fine for Sask. man after a dozen deer were found dead on his property
A 67-year-old Star City man is facing a $15,000 fine for illegal hunting.According to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation Officers in Melfort received a report of a dead deer found on the lanewa...
Jun 28, 2021