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Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the...
May 02, 2022
Taxi drivers feeling the rise of gas prices
Paying at the pump is affecting all of Saskatchewan, but especially transportation based businesses.Deliveries are a primary service hit hardest by gas prices that reached record highs nationally back...
May 02, 2022
Six new ICU beds in operation in Saskatchewan hospitals
Six new intensive care unit beds have opened in Saskatchewan, with five more to be added before the year is out.The provincial government said in its March budget it would be spending $12.5 million to...
May 02, 2022
Book focuses on impact on families of MMIW
A Battlefords area woman put her grief into words for a new book expressing her sorrow for families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) left behind.Stephanie Tootoosis's book, called Namoy...
May 02, 2022
Riders no longer require proof of vax; single-game tickets on sale Tuesday
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have dropped their COVID-19 vaccination requirement for fans for the 2022 CFL season.In a media release Monday about ticket sales, the Roughriders revealed fans won't need...
May 02, 2022
18U Beavers see opening weekend success
With the crack of the bat, the Battlefords 18U Beavers hit the road over the weekend to open their AA baseball season with back to backs Saturday in Moose Jaw and Sunday in Regina. Winning two of thei...
May 02, 2022
"Papi! Papi!" David Ortiz tours Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - "Papi! Papi!" With the chants echoing in the Plaque Gallery as he entered, David Ortiz felt right at home inside the Hall of Fame. The dreams of his youth growing up in the Do...
May 02, 2022
Amazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was dusk on April 14 when Francisco Kuruaya heard a boat approaching along the river near his village in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. He assumed it was the regular delivery boa...
May 02, 2022
Blue Jays' Hyun Jin Ryu set for rehab start Saturday in triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu will pitch Saturday for triple-A Buffalo as he works his way back from a stint on the injured list with forearm soreness. The South Korean was placed on the 10...
May 02, 2022
Saturday night sellout headlines memorable 50th year for North Battleford Rodeo
The stands were packed and the cheering loud at the Access Communications Centre over the weekend for the 50th North Battleford Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo. Close to 6,000 people attended the event over the ...
May 02, 2022