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North Stars shoot for eighth straight in wrap of weekend swing
Coming off back-to-back wins over Notre Dame and Estevan, the Battlefords North Stars will look to wrap a perfect three-game road swing Saturday night, in Weyburn. Team outlook In search of their eigh...
Nov 27, 2021
Canadian ice dancers Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen win bronze at Rostelecom Cup
SOCHI, Russia - Canadian ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen won the bronze medal Saturday at the Rostelecom Cup. It was a fourth medal in four competitions this season for the...
Nov 27, 2021
Daily COVID-19 numbers show 73 new cases, five deaths
As of Nov. 27, there are 73 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 80,848 reported cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the North West (six), Nor...
Nov 27, 2021
Canada's comeback falls just short as Mexico wins women's soccer friendly 2-1
MEXICO CITY - A spirited comeback attempt fell just short as the Canadian women's soccer team saw its five-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss to Mexico on Saturday. Jordyn Huitema scored in the...
Nov 27, 2021
Gas price expert predicts 11 cent/litre drop
A gas price expert is predicting an 11 cent per litre drop at the pump.Dan McTeague, the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, believes the drop will kick in for Saskatchewan Sunday or early i...
Nov 27, 2021
Quebec Liberal Party redefining itself, will focus on environment in October election
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party says it will be focusing on the environment as it seeks to redefine itself less than a year before the next provincial election. Dominique Anglade, the leader of the ...
Nov 27, 2021
B.C. closing highways as downpour begins in latest storm striking southern region
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Transportation Ministry is proactively closing several highways today as another storm hammers the already saturated south coast. The province says it will close Highway ...
Nov 27, 2021
Einarson stays alive at Olympic curling trials with tiebreaker win over Scheidegger
SASKATOON - Kerri Einarson stayed alive at the Canadian Olympic curling trials with an 8-6 win over Casey Scheidegger in a tiebreaker Saturday. Einarson's foursome scored three points in the 10th end ...
Nov 27, 2021
High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variant
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain a new variant of the cor...
Nov 27, 2021
Sask. NDP calling for paid leave for parents to get kids vaccinated
With kids now able to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for parents to get paid leave to be with their child while they get their shot.NDP Leader Ryan Meili said it's imp...
Nov 27, 2021