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Saskatchewan designer, jeweller see work featured at the 2026 Olympics in Italy
Stephanie Schmidt knows how to train like an athlete, and she also knows how to design for them.The Regina designer helped create Team Canada's curling uniforms for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olym...
Feb 09, 2026 Stephanie Schmidt said she wanted Team Canada's curlers to feel proud while wearing the jerseys she designed. (Image Credit: Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course.He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought...
Feb 09, 2026 A spectator takes a photo of a memorial for three hockey players killed in a car accident at the town arena before the start of the Stavely Mustang hockey game in Stavely, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol)
Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Defense won this championship.Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat...
Feb 08, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Canada curlers fight to stay alive, Crosby named captain at Milan Cortina Games
MILAN - Canada's mixed doubles curling team suffered a fourth straight loss and needs a victory later today to stay alive as the Milan Cortina Olympics continue on Day 2.Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Pete...
Feb 08, 2026 Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, a husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., were defeated 7-6 by Sweden, dropping them to 3-4. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
New Archbishop hopes to blend Indigenous and Catholic spirituality
In his native tongue of Tamil, Susai Jesu's name literally translates to Joseph Jesus.Catholicism runs deep in the Indian-born priest who was recently appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Keewat...
Feb 08, 2026 Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas Susai Jesu has previously served communities in Northern Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - OMI Lacombe Canada)
From billets to best friends: North Stars moms reflect on over 20 years of billeting
This feature is part of an ongoing series to highlight the contribution of Battlefords North Stars billet families. For Crystal Swyryda and Carolyn Andres, being a billet mom comes as second nature. S...
Feb 08, 2026 Crystal Swyryda (left) and Carolyn Andres (right). (Image Credit: Carolyn Andres/ Submitted)
Nardelli scores winner, North Stars take down Warman Wolverines 6-5 in shootout
In a comeback effort, the Battlefords North Stars beat the Warman Wolverines tonight, 6-5 in the shootout. In the sixth round, Alessio Nardelli scored the shootout winner, and the North Stars improved...
Feb 08, 2026 The North Stars third straight victory clinched the season series victory against the Warman Wolverines this year. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says
The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced n...
Feb 07, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Canada Post gets a $1.01-billion loan amid ongoing financial struggles
The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services ru...
Feb 07, 2026 The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services running. A Canada Post mailbox is pictured in Richmond B.C. on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)
Quebec’s Maltais wins bronze for Canada in women’s 3,000 metres at Milan-Cortina Games
Canadian speedskater Valrie Maltais has won the bronze medal in the women's 3,000 metres at the Milan Cortina Games.Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished in three minutes 56.93 seconds while skating i...
Feb 07, 2026 Canada's Valerie Maltais competes in the women's 3000m speed skating competition during the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Image Credit: (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press))