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Injury-riddled Stamps get big boost against Winnipeg with return of Begelton
WINNIPEG - Adam Bighill doesn't think the scales are tipped heavily in Winnipeg's favour because the Calgary Stampeders' injured list is jam-packed. The veteran Blue Bombers linebacker expects the Sta...
Jul 06, 2023
Junior program grows at Cooke golf course as Junior Northern tournament begins
The best junior golfers in northern Saskatchewan have teed off for the 2023 Junior Northern Championships.Cooke Municipal Golf Course in Prince Albert is the host course for this event with about 20 g...
Jul 06, 2023
Tisdale man facing human trafficking charge for allegedly forcing woman to work and live in horrid conditions
RCMP have charged two men with human trafficking.Earlier this year, a woman from Bangladesh who was staying in Canada on a visitor's permit saw an advertisement for work at a restaurant in Saskatchewa...
Jul 06, 2023
Northern Sask. woman convicted of theft, assault on security guard
A Northern Saskatchewan woman is guilty of assaulting a grocery store security guard and stealing from the business.Annette Custer is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and was detained by a...
Jul 06, 2023
‘We all know someone:’ Sask. knee and hip replacement wait times worst in Canada
It's likely that you know someone waiting for a surgery in Saskatchewan.They might have to keep waiting, as the province has the worst surgical wait times in the country.According to the Canadian Inst...
Jul 06, 2023
Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility o...
Jul 06, 2023
Nearly 200K Montreal hydro clients without power after transmission line problem
MONTREAL - Nearly 200,000 electricity clients have lost power in Montreal after an issue with a Hydro-Qubec transmission line. The provincially owned electric utility says a protection mechanism was t...
Jul 06, 2023
10-year-old skateboarding phenom from Calgary to compete at X-Games
Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it's all she's ever known. The 10-year-old from Calgary can't remember when she first started skating or when she first dropped into a h...
Jul 06, 2023
Montreal Alouettes linebacker Tyrell Richards tops CFL’s monthly honour roll
It was a solid start to the CFL season for Canadian Tyrell Richards. The Montreal Alouettes linebacker received the top grade Thursday in the CFL's honour roll for the month of June. Richard was named...
Jul 06, 2023
Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost their drug awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and mental-health se...
Jul 06, 2023
