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North Stars host Hounds for divisional showdown
For the first time in two weeks, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action Friday, for their second game of the season series with the Notre Dame Hounds.The game will also be the first since O...
Dec 02, 2022

Maple Leafs head to Tampa with Mitch Marner looking to make history
TORONTO - Darryl Sittler was still confident. As the third period of Wednesday's game melted away with current Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner desperately seeking to extend his point streak to 18 contes...
Dec 02, 2022

Sofia Goggia claims season-opening women's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Sofia Goggia of Italy won the women's season-opening World Cup downhill Friday in Lake Louise, Alta. Goggia swept last year's races at the Banff National Park resort, winning both...
Dec 02, 2022

Hockey Canada releases discrimination report
Saskatchewan has one of the lowest rates in Canada when it comes to discriminatory incidents in the hockey rink.Hockey Canada has unveiled a report tracking discrimination in hockey."As part of Hockey...
Dec 02, 2022

North Stars duo highlight Canada West selection camp roster
A pair of Battlefords North Stars have been recognized amongst the best at their position in the nation, with the release of the selection camp rosters for the 2022 World Junior A Challenge.Stars' ben...
Dec 02, 2022

Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed ...
Dec 02, 2022

Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says
RICHMOND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and new British Columbia Premier David Eby conferred about ways to counter the "horrific" drug poisoning epidemic. Trudeau told a crowd in Richmo...
Dec 02, 2022

Federal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act 'a distraction' from real problems
CALGARY - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta's proposed sovereignty act is undemocratic and an unwelcome distraction from the struggles residents of the province are facing. After a meeting...
Dec 02, 2022

Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston. Houston police announced Friday that Patrick Xavier Clark ...
Dec 02, 2022

Pat Tabler leaves Sportsnet, ending 30-year caree as Blue Jays broadcaster
TORONTO - Pat Tabler's career as a key member of the Toronto Blue Jays' broadcast team is coming to an end after 30 years. Sportsnet announced his departure in a statement on Friday afternoon. Tabler ...
Dec 02, 2022