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Riders open 2023 on the road; first home game against Bombers
While the Saskatchewan Roughriders will open the 2023 CFL regular season in Edmonton against the Elks, a heated rival will see Rider Nation first.The CFL schedule was released Tuesday.After the Riders...
Dec 13, 2022

Trudeau says he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any longer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any farther, with governments appearing to have reached a stalemate in health-care funding negotia...
Dec 13, 2022

Quebec hockey league aware of sexual assault allegations against two former players
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League says it is aware of sexual assault allegations against two former players. The league said today it only recently learned of the alleged 2016 assault i...
Dec 13, 2022

CFL releases 2023 season schedule with new twist
The CFL has released its 2023 season schedule on Tuesday, with a bit of a twist. For the first time since 2008, divisional playoff games are set to be played on Saturdays, with the semifinals taking p...
Dec 13, 2022

12 Days of Holiday Safety with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
To help keep you and your family safe this winter season, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is sharing safety tips in their 12 Days of Holiday Safety campaign."This season is a time to cele...
Dec 13, 2022

Any two athletes can compete together domestically in ice dance, pairs: Skate Canada
OTTAWA - Skate Canada has updated its policies so that ice dance or pairs teams competing domestically can be composed of any two athletes. Canada's governing body of figure skating announced Tuesday ...
Dec 13, 2022

Scientists declare 2 Hawaii volcanoes have stopped erupting
HONOLULU (AP) - U.S. scientists declared Tuesday that two active Hawaii volcanoes - one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial...
Dec 13, 2022

US poised to approve Patriot missile battery for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is poised to approve sending a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine, finally agreeing to an urgent request from Ukrainian leaders desperate for more robust weapons to shoot do...
Dec 13, 2022

The Western Canadian Crop Production Show - January, 2023
Prairieland is pleased to announce that the 40th annual Western Canadian Crop Production Show presented by Farm Credit Canada will take place January 9-12, 2023 at the World Trade Center Saskatoon at ...
Dec 13, 2022

8 in France convicted of roles in Bastille Day truck attack
PARIS (AP) - A French court on Tuesday convicted eight people charged in connection with a truck attack more than six years ago by an Islamic State sympathizer that killed 86 people celebrating Bastil...
Dec 13, 2022