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Talent in, talent out: Young, No. 1 Alabama still favorites
The bad news for Alabama: The Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and his quarterback are gone, along with the star tailback and Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. The good news: It's A...
Aug 17, 2021
Shell Lake curling rink fire 'suspicious': RCMP
The fire that consumed the curling rink in Shell Lake last weekend has been deemed suspicious in nature.Shellbrook RCMP will now be assisting a fire scene investigator from the Saskatchewan Public Saf...
Aug 17, 2021
Alleged sexual assault at Big River First Nation results in jail sentence
A man accused earlier this year of sexual assault has received a jail sentence totalling 288 days.Skylar Blaze Lachance, 23, was sentenced Friday at Whitefish after entering guilty pleas to assault an...
Aug 17, 2021
Cooler conditions offer fractional relief to crews battling nearly 300 B.C. wildfires
Nearly 300 wildfires are burning across British Columbia but showers and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off the most aggressive blazes and curbed a cascade of evacuation orders and alerts. The...
Aug 17, 2021
Lions' Reilly, Roughriders' Woodward and Fajardo capture CFL's top performer honours
B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly was named the CFL's top performer of the week on Tuesday. Reilly completed 26-of-33 passes for 342 yards and scored a touchdown in leading B.C. past the Calgary S...
Aug 17, 2021
Sask. experiences poor air quality from B.C. wildfires, north
Smoke from forest fires in British Columbia has once again made its way to Saskatchewan.Residents in central and southern Saskatchewan woke up Monday morning to hazy conditions. Environment Canada iss...
Aug 17, 2021
Move over voter fatigue: apathy may be the name of the 2021 federal election
We've dealt with a lot of elections in Saskatchewan in the last 22 months.First, there was the October 2019 federal election. Then, the October 2020 provincial election.That was followed by the munici...
Aug 17, 2021
BHP gives long-awaited go ahead for Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan
Australian mining giant BHP Group says it has approved $7.5 billion in capital spending to build its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan.The decision came as BHP announced a plan to merge its oil an...
Aug 17, 2021
AP Source: 76ers, Embiid agree to $196 million, 4-year deal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Embiid and the Sixers agreed on a four-year, $196 m...
Aug 17, 2021
Diplomats, troops and refugees arrive in Canada as flights resume from Afghanistan
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says two more planes have arrived in Canada from Afghanistan carrying diplomats, special forces troops and refugees fleeing the Taliban. The flights come af...
Aug 17, 2021
