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Environmentalists, farmers stake sides in Saskatchewan's carbon tax challenge
REGINA - Sixteen interveners from across Canada are getting a say this week in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's federal carbon tax. Here's a look at some of the grou...
Feb 13, 2019
NBCHS debaters ready for provincial championship at home, judges needed
The pros and cons of the notwithstanding clause and some aspect of human rights will be laid bare in mid-March, as hundreds of debaters descend on the Battlefords.The 2019 Saskatchewan Provincial Deba...
Feb 13, 2019
Local soccer coach honoured with provincial nomination
A local coach for Battlefords FC was nominated for a major honour in the province. Kat Huxley has coached since she was 18, and is involved in the development of players on and off the field for Battl...
Feb 13, 2019
Leask keeps heart of recreation beating with Valentine's Day gig
Creative fundraising ideas, plenty of volunteer commitment, and even chipping away at the ice surface by hand. Those are just some of the ways a dedicated band of people are meeting the challenges of ...
Feb 13, 2019
Changes proposed for Canadian junior curlers get petition pushback
Upcoming changes to the Canadian junior curling championships are facing resistance as some young curlers lament losing a year of eligibility to play in it. Curling Canada announced&nbs...
Feb 13, 2019
National youth policy a matter of 'managing expectations'
OTTAWA - Three years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a national youth policy, the federal government is still trying to determine what it should include. Trudeau appointed himself the min...
Feb 13, 2019
'Linsanity' revisited - A look at Jeremy Lin's brief time as a basketball phenomenon
TORONTO - For at least part of one season, Jeremy Lin might have been the most popular player in the NBA. Starting the 2011-12 campaign as a deep bench player sleeping on his brother's couch, he led a...
Feb 13, 2019
FEMA head Brock Long, investigated over vehicle use, resigns
WASHINGTON - The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency resigned Wednesday after a two-year tenure in which he managed the response to historic wildfires and major hurricanes but was dogged b...
Feb 13, 2019
Lawyer says rapper 21 Savage freed from immigration custody
OCILLA, Ga. - A lawyer for 21 Savage says the Grammy-nominated rapper has been released from an immigration detention centre in south Georgia. Immigration lawyer Tia Smith said in an email that the ra...
Feb 13, 2019
Minister of Sport hints at big changes for handling of abuse cases
TORONTO - There could be a major shift in the way sexual abuse and harassment cases are handled in Canadian amateur sport. Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Minister of Science and Sport, hinted Monday tha...
Feb 13, 2019