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Storm season in Saskatchewan could break as early as next week
The stormy season may be making an exit from Saskatchewan as early as next week with warmer summer temperatures right on its heels.Looking at the average precipitation for this year, the time between ...
Jul 16, 2019 Rain season in Saskatchewan (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Tanaka helps Yankees earn 4-2 victory over Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Aaron Judge was near the batter's box for a pretty good view of Gio Urshela's nifty slide at the plate to give the New York Yankees the go-ahead run in the fifth inning. The Yankees slugger...
Jul 16, 2019
Province celebrates Parks Week
Summer is a great season to step outside and take advantage of the province's natural beauty.Staff with the Ministry of Parks Culture and Sport hope this week, July 14 to 20, residents and visitors ta...
Jul 16, 2019 Father and son on a camping trip fishing by a lake. ID 78933921 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com
North Stars extend staff for additional two seasons
The Battlefords North Stars' brass is sticking together. The Stars have extended a number of core staff for the next two years, including Assistant Coach Rob Holoien; Head Scout and Assistant General ...
Jul 16, 2019 The 2018-19 season saw the North Stars top the Global Ag. Risk Solutions Division on their way to the league championship. With a returning brass, the organization will begin its quest for a repeat in just-under two months' time. (Facebook/North Stars)
Fentanyl overdose victim's mom wants Regina police to carry more naloxone kits
REGINA - A mother whose son died of a fentanyl overdose wants the Regina Police Service to equip all front-line officers with the life-saving antidote naloxone. Jenny Churchill's 30-year-old son, Jord...
Jul 16, 2019
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski falls in Wimbledon women's doubles final
WIMBLEDON, England - Gabriela Dabrowski fell one victory short of her first Grand Slam title in women's doubles on Sunday. The 27-year-old Ottawa native and partner Xu Yifan of China were defeated by ...
Jul 16, 2019
Gaming authority had a good year
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is marking a successful year.For 2018-19 SIGA, which owns and operates seven casinos in the province including the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albe...
Jul 16, 2019 SIGA, which owns seven casinos in Saskatchewan, including the Northern Lights Casino is marking a successful year (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Fat cats? New study shows cats' heaviest weight higher now than in 1990s
A new study involving more than 19 million cats from across Canada and the United States suggests most of the animals continue to put on weight after they reach adulthood, and their&nbs...
Jul 16, 2019
N.S. minister holds off comment on wrongful conviction case due to past as Mountie
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister - a retired Mountie - says he's waiting for a ruling on whether he has a conflict of interest before commenting on revelations the RCMP erased e...
Jul 16, 2019
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo arrested in US
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who faces corruption charges in his homeland, was arrested in the United States following an extradition request, U.S. and Peruvian authorities...
Jul 16, 2019