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Quarterbacks drawing bulk of attention ahead of West Division final
Quarterbacks are the focus as the Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare for the CFL's West Division final.In their own backfield, the Roughriders continue to monitor the health of quarterback Cody Fajardo,...
Nov 14, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Colombia adoptees find family decades after volcano tragedy
BOGOTA - Jenifer de la Rosa was just a week old when Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano exploded, unleashing a wall of mud that buried an entire town and left 25,000 dead. In the aftermath of the 1985...
Nov 14, 2019
Wall Street feuds with Warren, much to her apparent delight
NEW YORK - Senator Elizabeth Warren's fight with Wall Street escalated when billionaire investor Leon Cooperman called the presidential candidate's proposal to put a new tax on the nation's wealthiest...
Nov 14, 2019
CUPE Local 4747 ratifies new agreement with Living Sky School Division
CUPE Local 4747, the union representing support staff, has ratified a new three-year contract with Living Sky School Division for a total three per cent increase for the Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2022...
Nov 14, 2019 Living Sky School Division board member and bargaining committee Chair Ron Kowalchuk, centre left, and CUPE Local 4747 president Brenda Cubbon, centre right, sign a new three-year agreement on Nov. 13. (submitted photo/Shannon Lessard)
Kane nets hat trick as England seals Euro 2020 spot
LONDON - Harry Kane scored a first-half hat trick as England secured qualification for the 2020 European Championship with a 7-0 victory over Montenegro in the team's 1,000th game on Thursday. The lan...
Nov 14, 2019
Flames defenceman Brodie collapses at practice, team says he is 'alert and responsive'
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames say defenceman TJ Brodie has been taken to hospital for evaluation after collapsing during a team practice. Practice was halted when Brodie fell to the ice and w...
Nov 14, 2019
Dodgers’ Bellinger beats Brewers’ Yelich for NL MVP
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger has beaten out the Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich to win NL MVP. Bellinger got 19 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writer...
Nov 14, 2019
Sask. teachers’ union declares impasse in negotiations
One day after calling a lack of progress at the bargaining table "frustrating," the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has declared an impasse in contract negotiations.In a post on its website Th...
Nov 14, 2019 (File photo/CJME News)
A piece of Canadian history on display at Western Development Museum
Battlefords residents have the chance to experience an important part of Canadian history at the Western Development Museum.A new travelling exhibit called One Canada: Diefenbaker's Vision is currentl...
Nov 14, 2019 The John Diefenbaker House in Prince Albert. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Focus on issues rather than age and gender, says new Nunavut MP
OTTAWA - Pro tip: don't ask Mumilaaq Qaqqaq what it feels like to be a young woman entering the House of Commons. This is her first foray into federal politics but the new NDP member of...
Nov 14, 2019