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Dakota Dunes Casino Cuts the Ribbon on Expanded Gaming Floor
Whitecap Dakota First Nation continues to expand their on-reserve ventures.A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday marked the opening of the Phase 1 expansion of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority...
Jan 05, 2026
Defensive lineman Micah Johnson moves from player to coach with Roughriders
After 13 seasons as a player in the CFL, defensive lineman Micah Johnson is ready to hang up his cleats and pick up a whistle.The three-time Grey Cup champion was signed by the Riders as a free agent ...
Jan 05, 2026
Late penalties sink Canada in 6-4 loss to Czechia at World Juniors
Canada's World Juniors run took a hard hit on Sunday, as the team was undone by late penalties in a 6-4 semifinal loss to Czechia that swung back and forth before unravelling in the final minutes.Cana...
Jan 05, 2026
‘Don’t know that we’ve peaked yet’: December sees spike in Saskatchewan flu rates
Between Nov. 30 and Dec. 13, the number of people testing positive for influenza went from 13.5 per cent to 40.1 per cent, making it the highest increase since the start of Saskatchewan's flu season.A...
Jan 04, 2026

Team SJHL takes Gold at Viking Cup
Tylan Henrikson (Yorkton Terriers) tied the championship game with 14.4 seconds left, and Ethan Andrews (Estevan Bruins) buried the OT winner as Team SJHL claimed the Viking Cup with a 5-4 win over SA...
Jan 04, 2026

Canadian furniture and cabinet industry still reeling after Trump pauses tariff spike
The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities, the industry is still being devastat...
Jan 04, 2026
Capture of Maduro and US claim it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions
The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and plans to "run" the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the Sou...
Jan 03, 2026
Blue Jays sign Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto to 4-year, $60M contract
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday.The people spoke to the ...
Jan 03, 2026

RCMP investigating another firearm discharge on Big Island Lake Cree Nation
Pierceland RCMP are investigating whether another report of gunfire on Big Island Lake Cree Nation is connected to the dangerous persons alert earlier in the week. At around 10:50 p.m. Friday, police ...
Jan 03, 2026
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him t...
Jan 03, 2026