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Forge FC-Toronto FC Canadian Championship final to be played before April 6
While an exact date for the Canadian Championship final between Toronto FC and Forge FC has yet to be determined, the teams now have a deadline to meet for the matchup. CONCACAF confirmed Friday that ...
Jan 22, 2021
Penny Oleksiak, Kylie Masse among six swimmers named early to Canadian Olympic team
Strange times in sport create unorthodox decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupting training and decimating the competition calendar led Swimming Canada to invoke the unforeseen circumstances claus...
Jan 22, 2021
Winnipeg Jets forwards Patrik Laine, Nate Thompson head to injured reserve
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have placed forwards Patrik Laine and Nate Thompson on injured reserve.Laine has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury.The second overall pick in the 2016 ...
Jan 22, 2021
RCMP ask for public assistance in homicide investigation
Battlefords RCMP are renewing their plea to the public for assistance in a homicide investigation, related to a structure fire on January 19.The fire at an abandoned residence located north of the Jun...
Jan 22, 2021
A year after Wuhan lockdown, a world still deep in crisis
Nearly a year to the day after the Chinese city of Wuhan went into lockdown to contain a virus that had already escaped, President Joe Biden began putting into effect a new war plan for fighting the o...
Jan 22, 2021
Federal public safety minister suspends sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has suspended the sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles, two days after a man in Nova Scotia was arrested for allegedly impersonating an officer while driving...
Jan 22, 2021
Province records 312 new cases of COVID-19, 1,448 new vaccinations, eight deaths
The province administered 1,448 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, bringing the total amount to 31,275. As of Jan. 22, the province said 96 per cent of the doses received were administered in Sas...
Jan 22, 2021
Local AAA teams react to season postponement
The local AAA hockey program in the Battlefords received some tough news Thursday, as it was announced both the male and female Sask. U18 AAA leagues would be postponing their seasons indefinitely. Th...
Jan 22, 2021
'Our Friend' is an opportunity for a good cry - if wanted
NEW YORK - If his new movie, " Our Friend, " makes audiences cry, Jason Segel can sympathize. He recalls being on an airplane and watching a movie that made him break down so uncontrollably that it go...
Jan 22, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders add to depth at quarterback with signing of Tom Flacco
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Tom Flacco. Flacco joins the Roughriders after two strong seasons at Towson University in Maryland. In his senior year, Flacco wa...
Jan 22, 2021