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NHL Roundup: Point has two goals, two assists as Bolts blank Panthers 5-0
TORONTO - Brayden Point had two goals and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Florida Panthers 5-0 Wednesday in an NHL exhibition game. Nikita Kucherov also had two goals and added an a...
Jul 29, 2020
Randy Rainbow memoir to be released in late 2021
NEW YORK - Randy Rainbow's first book is very much about Randy Rainbow. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that Rainbow's memoir "Playing With Myself" is scheduled for release late in 2021. The Em...
Jul 29, 2020
Municipalities look to fogging to curb mosquito problem
Enjoying the outdoors has proven less comfortable this summer than most Saskatchewan residents would like, thanks to heavy rain and a swarm of mosquito bites. Now, some communities are looking to curb...
Jul 29, 2020
Majority of province's 50 new COVID-19 cases linked to Hutterite colony in R.M. of Star City
Saskatchewan announced 50 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Wednesday. Forty-four of them were said to be in the province's North region which includes Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, several municipal...
Jul 29, 2020
Taking care of your dogs during the summer heatwave
With heat warnings being issued throughout much of Saskatchewan this week, a local veterinarian is reminding pet owners to make sure your furry friend can stay cool. Peter Surkan, an owner at Park Ran...
Jul 29, 2020
Cigar Lake mine set for September resumption
Uranium miner Cameco plans to restart its operation at Cigar Lake in Northern Saskatchewan at the beginning of September, meaning a return to full pay for 170 employees who were sent home because of C...
Jul 29, 2020
Manitoba First Nation takes first steps to get jurisdiction over children in care
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation has begun the process of creating its own child welfare system under controversial federal legislation that allows Indigenous groups to enact their own laws. Op...
Jul 29, 2020
Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony
NEW YORK - A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid Wednesday to stop the public release of her 2016 testimony in a civil ca...
Jul 29, 2020
Dodgers' Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
HOUSTON - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston's Alex Bregman and mocking...
Jul 29, 2020
Former NHL coach Mike Babcock joins Vermont as adviser to coaching staff
Former NHL coach Mike Babcock is joining the University of Vermont's men's hockey program as an adviser to the coaching staff. The Catamounts said on their website that Babcock will be "a resource for...
Jul 29, 2020
