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Orange Shirt Day recognized with annual walk, classroom & virtual learning
People in the Battlefords recognized Orange Shirt Day with an annual walk, as well as through classroom and virtual learning this year.The aim of the day on Sept. 30 is to remember residential school ...
Sep 30, 2020
Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case
NEW YORK - An heir to the Seagram's liquor fortune was sentenced Wednesday to an 81-month prison term and immediately thrown behind bars for her role as an unwavering benefactor of Keith Raniere, the ...
Sep 30, 2020
QMJHL players to be handed 15-minute penalties for fighting
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has approved new rules that dole out stiffer punishments for fighting. All players involved in a fight will now receive a 10-minute miscon...
Sep 30, 2020
Canadian rower Silken Laumann drawn to paratriathlete's story, backs her with cash
CALGARY - Leanne Taylor was born the same year Silken Laumann overcame long odds to stand on the Olympic podium. Laumann rowing to a bronze medal with a mangled leg at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barc...
Sep 30, 2020
Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum happy with how industry stepped up during pandemic
Although restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 initially wreaked havoc on the golf season, Laurence Applebaum said this season showed the sport's resilience in Canada. The Golf Cana...
Sep 30, 2020
A's hold off Abreu, White Sox 5-3, force series to Game 3
OAKLAND, Calif. - Marcus Semien and Khris Davis homered early and the Oakland Athletics held off Jos Abreu and the Chicago White Sox in the late innings for a 5-3 win Wednesday that sent their AL play...
Sep 30, 2020
Battlefords provincial candidates excited to campaign for the community
With the writ dropped on election season in Saskatchewan, the two candidates for the legislative assembly are out to win over the residents of their community.NDP's Stewart focused on community engage...
Sep 30, 2020
Chickadee Songwriters Circle to highlight artists in community
Local music fans in the community craving a night on the town, can look no further than this weekend.She-NANIGANS performance venue will host their inaugural Chickadee Songwriters Circle this Friday a...
Sep 30, 2020
Mustangs cleared to resume hockey-related activities after positive COVID-19 test
The Melfort Mustangs are now able to get back onto the ice after having a player test positive for COVID-19 last week.The team said in a release sent out on Wednesday, Sept. 30 the team is cleared for...
Sep 30, 2020
Sask. Party unveils new home renovation tax credit on Day one of campaign
In front of a home in Saskatoon's Montgomery Place on Wednesday, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe unveiled a new election promise.Moe said if the Sask. Party is elected on Oct. 26, its new mandate ...
Sep 30, 2020