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Battleford's Monchuk receives scholarship towards next chapter
From the hockey rink to the dentistry chair, former Battlefords AAA Stars captain Nate Monchuk is ready for the next chapter. The Battleford product recently received a $1,000 scholarship from Sask Ho...
Sep 08, 2022

James Smith thanks RCMP, says tribal police are needed moving forward
If there were some universal messages coming from the James Smith Cree Nation this morning, they were about thanking the RCMP and about starting the healing process. A third message focused on pushing...
Sep 08, 2022

Canada SailGP founder Fred Pye thrilled with his team's debut season so far
There's a moment in the TV coverage of Canada's debut on the global SailGP circuit that perfectly summed up Fred Pye's sense of pride. After finishing second in their opening race in Bermuda this past...
Sep 08, 2022

MLS doles out four-game suspension to Whitecaps striker Lucas Cavallini
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without their leading scorer for the rest of September after Major League Soccer's disciplinary committee handed Lucas Cavallini a four-game suspension and ...
Sep 08, 2022

Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan
A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men wh...
Sep 08, 2022

The power of nagging and entitlement combine to sink the Riders
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."Last Sunday was one of the strangest, memorable d...
Sep 08, 2022

Michigan’s high court puts abortion question on Nov. ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Voters will determine whether to place abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, settling the issue a day before the fall ballot mu...
Sep 08, 2022

US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested areas nationwide after a three-month hiatus to revie...
Sep 08, 2022

Quebec election: François Legault cancels campaign events after death of Queen
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec suspended its campaign activities Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, a few hours after CAQ Leader Franois Legault said he wasn't personally affected by ...
Sep 08, 2022

Queen's Plate host Woodbine Entertainment mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment, the host of horse racing's Queen's Plate, says it's mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Jim Lawson, the organization's CEO, says it sends its "deepest condolenc...
Sep 08, 2022