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Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees Exhibit
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and Mar...
Aug 12, 2020

Penguins fire 3 assistants following quick playoff exit
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins had a specific vision last summer when they examined the rubble of a first-round sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders. General manager Jim Rutherford, coac...
Aug 12, 2020

Recovery race on for Blue Jackets, Lightning after quintuple overtime
Massage therapists working on a conveyor belt of sore groins, hips and backs was the aftermath of the NHL's marathon between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 1 of their first-ro...
Aug 12, 2020

RCMP request public assistance in locating armed robbery suspect
Battlefords RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for the suspect of an armed robbery in North Battleford.At approximately 3:20 a.m. today, a lone male entered the 7-Eleven on the 1700 block...
Aug 12, 2020

Feds seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program
OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with ...
Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...
Aug 12, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,484
There are five new cases and 20 more recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Regina (four) and North Central (one) zones.Of the 1,484 reported cases, 150 are considered...
Aug 12, 2020

‘A great day to get a coffee,’ Tim Hortons celebrates Camp Day
Wednesday has been a big day for Tim Hortons locations across the country as Aug. 12 marks Camp Day, the largest annual fundraiser for the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.Camp Day is designed to help giv...
Aug 12, 2020

RCMP encourages residents to sign up for alerts about crime in their area
The RCMP continues to encourage residents to sign up for online alerts through the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network in the event crime happens in their community.Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. J...
Aug 12, 2020

Canadian Premier League ready to kick off Island Games in Prince Edward Island
With Major League Soccer having successfully concluded its MLS is Back Tournament, now it's the Canadian Premier League's turn. The Island Games kick off Thursday in Charlottetown with a rematch of la...
Aug 12, 2020