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Canada's Marino and Sebov advance to second round at Miami Open
MIAMI - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino and Toronto's Katherine Sebov have advanced to the second round of the Miami Open. Marino moved on with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tue...
Mar 21, 2023
NBA suspends Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks for 18th technical
NEW YORK - The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks for one game without pay for his 18th technical foul this season. Joe Dumars, the league's executive vice president and head of...
Mar 21, 2023
Canada Basketball enters into jersey sponsorship deal with Sun Life
TORONTO - Insurance company Sun Life has entered into a multi-year jersey sponsorship agreement with Canada Basketball. Canada senior national teams will feature the Sun Life logo on the front of thei...
Mar 21, 2023
Sask. sisters win at First Nations Spelling Bee, qualify for National Championship
Two sisters will be representing Saskatchewan at the Spelling Bee National Championships.The Saskatchewan First Nations Spelling Bee was held in Saskatoon last week with over 150 students from 21 diff...
Mar 21, 2023
Battlefords Youth Soccer named Member Organization of the Year
Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc., has been recognized by the Saskatchewan Soccer Association as 2022 Member Organization of the Year.Of the more than 80 member organizations in the province, BYSI was rec...
Mar 21, 2023
Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for peopl...
Mar 21, 2023
Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year. Here are some highlights: - Income tax cuts of one percentage point on the first two ...
Mar 21, 2023
USask biology program expands at P.A. campus
Some big steps and new journeys will soon take place at the University of Saskatchewan thanks to the recent purchase of laboratory equipment.In a press release, the school announced Tuesday that its P...
Mar 21, 2023
Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker. Smith ...
Mar 21, 2023
City among northwest communities to receive federal funds for projects
The City of North Battleford is among several communities in the northwest that will receive federal funding for improvements.The federal government announced the city will receive $734,267 through th...
Mar 21, 2023