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Canada still believes in global recycling despite rotting garbage sent to Manila
OTTAWA - Canada will not sign on to an amendment to an international treaty that could bar three dozen countries from shipping any kind of garbage, even recyclables, to the developing world. The ...
Feb 20, 2019
Kucherov, Tarasenko, Crosby named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby are the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucher...
Feb 20, 2019
Venezuela's Maduro to throw concert rivaling Richard Branson
CARACAS, Venezuela - Refusing to back down amid a mounting battle over Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, the government of President Nicolas Maduro announced Monday that it will hold its own huge conce...
Feb 20, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Source says former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre to retire
Georges St-Pierre, a two-division UFC champion who put mixed martial arts on the map in Canada, is retiring. The UFC has scheduled a "special press conference" with St-Pierre for Thursday at Mon...
Feb 20, 2019
Pro-pipeline protest convoy approaches Ottawa after rolling across country
OTTAWA - A convoy of angry Albertans and other westerners rolls into Ottawa Tuesday for a mass protest against federal energy and environmental policies that has also become a magnet for extremist, an...
Feb 20, 2019
Grass Genetics Workshop
Grass Genetics Workshop: How to Visually Identify Cattle That Will Do Well on Forage Steve Campbell of Boise, Idaho, will be teaching a 2 day grass genetics workshop with classroom learning and live c...
Feb 20, 2019
PM spoke to Wilson-Raybould after SNC-Lavalin was denied a remediation deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould almost two weeks after federal prosecutors informed SNC-Lavalin it would not be invited to negotiate a...
Feb 20, 2019
Team Saskatchewan routs Yukon to go 4-2 in Sydney
Team Saskatchewan is tied for fourth in their pool at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts after defeating Team Yukon 4-6 Wednesday morning. The rink of Robyn Silvernagle is now 4-2 at the champions...
Feb 20, 2019
Robyn Silvernagle, Jennifer Jones record much-needed wins at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Saskatchewan's Robyn Silvernagle and Team Canada's Jennifer Jones posted big wins on Wednesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Silvernagle beat Yukon's Nicole Baldwin 6-4, while J...
Feb 20, 2019
Prairies brewing with opportunity; Saskatchewan family proud of local product
Across Saskatchewan, microbreweries and disterillies are popping up in smaller communities.More and more prairie residents are crafting alcohol as brewing and distilling become viable business options...
Feb 20, 2019