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Maple Leafs snap three-game slide with victory over Lightning
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored his 47th goal of the season and Frederik Andersen made 32 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night. Willia...
Mar 10, 2020

Women's curling world championships still on in B.C. despite coronavirus
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the women's curling world championship in Prince George will go ahead as planned starting Saturday. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the province and...
Mar 10, 2020

N. Korea fires weapons after threatening 'momentous' action
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, two days after the North threatened to take "momentous" action to...
Mar 10, 2020

Meili calling for postponed budget in wake of coronavirus-related market drop
With markets and oil prices taking a plunge in reaction to coronavirus in countries around the world, the leader of Saskatchewan's NDP wants the government to postpone the budget and take another look...
Mar 10, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Oil plunges 25% as another virus-fueled trading week begins
NEW YORK - Oil prices are plunging amid concern a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversupply of crude. Brent crude, the international standar...
Mar 10, 2020

Saskatchewan Huskies defeat Brock Badgers to claim second basketball title.
OTTAWA - The Saskatchewan Huskies are the Canadian university women's basketball champions. The No. 1 Huskies defeated the No. 2 Brock University Badgers 82-64 on Sunday to claim their ...
Mar 10, 2020

Toronto FC winger Pablo Piatti still three to four weeks away from playing
TORONTO - Pablo Piatti warmed up with his Toronto FC teammates Tuesday but then went his own way as the training session started for real. The 30-year-old Argentine winger, who is yet to make his TFC ...
Mar 10, 2020

Canadian guard Mychal Mulder signs multi-year contract with Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO - Canadian guard Mychal Mulder is staying with the Golden State Warriors. The NBA team announced Tuesday that it has signed Mulder to a multi-year contract. The 25-year-old fro...
Mar 10, 2020

Feds bullish on nuclear: Minister visits Sask. north
"Show me a credible plan that doesn't involve nuclear." That's the strong endorsement for Saskatchewan's uranium sector from federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan who has just wrapped a...
Mar 10, 2020

Old Trafford euphoric again as United completes derby double
MANCHESTER, England - The euphoric roars as fans leaped from their Old Trafford seats took Ole Gunnar Solskjr back to the Alex Ferguson era. Back to when Manchester United's supremacy over its neighbo...
Mar 10, 2020