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Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois accepts one-year, $6M qualifying offer
Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois agreed to a one-year, US$6-million qualifying offer Friday. The 24-year-old Dubois, who arrived in Winnipeg in a trade with Columbus in exchange for Patrik Lain...
Jul 22, 2022

Coverchuk looking to seize opportunity at PBR Team Series
Saskatchewan's Cody Coverchuk is set to grab the bull by the horns next week when the inaugural PBR Team Series kicks off in Cheyenne, Wyo. The Meadow Lake product, who is coming off a historic 2021 c...
Jul 22, 2022

Batoche now belongs to the Mètis
Almost 140 years after Louis Riel and the Mtis people were defeated at Batoche, the federal government has transferred the land to the descendants of those who fought and remained buried in the soil t...
Jul 22, 2022

Provincial ag ministers ‘disappointed’ with federal fertilizer emissions target
The agriculture ministers from Saskatchewan and Alberta have roundly condemned the federal government's target to reduce emissions from fertilizer use.The federal government has set a goal of reducing...
Jul 22, 2022

'I did not sexually assault her': Former Canuck Virtanen denies charge in testimony
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen says a woman who has accused him of sexual assault was an "active, equal and enthusiastic" participant in a sexual encounter nearly five year...
Jul 22, 2022

Midwest Food Resources community garden project flourishing
The third project for the Midwest Food Resources (MFR) community garden is coming in nicely since it was started last year. Executive director, Vesna Fa, said the weather has been ideal this summer, w...
Jul 22, 2022

Canada names 21-woman roster for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica
Jade Rose, Olivia Smith and Zoe Burns, who have all won caps at the senior level, will lead Canada at next month's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. The Canadian women qualified in March when...
Jul 22, 2022

One killed, others injured in explosion at company in Montreal suburb
MONTREAL - A 40-year-old man was killed and others were injured following an explosion at a polymer company in a Montreal suburb. Paramedics from Urgences-sant were called at around 11:30 a.m. to the ...
Jul 22, 2022

Blue Jackets sign Patrik Laine to $34.8 million, 4-year deal
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed winger Patrik Laine to a $34.8 million, four-year contract, completing the final major item on their offseason checklist. The deal announced Friday carries an ...
Jul 22, 2022

'Protect the little ones:' Saskatchewan begins vaccinating young kids against COVID
REGINA - Randall Robins sighed with relief after her three-year-old daughter received her first COVID-19 shot. "It was good," Khloe Robinssaid to her mom before looking at stickers a nurse had just gi...
Jul 22, 2022