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Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19.Miller says that there is a need to distribute ...
Jan 20, 2021

Lions agree to terms with Saints' Dan Campbell to be coach
The Detroit Lions have landed the coach they coveted from the start of their search, agreeing to terms with Dan Campbell. The Lions announced the agreement with the New Orleans Saints tight ends coach...
Jan 20, 2021

Canadian brothers Marcello and Matteo Polisi eagerly await MLS SuperDraft
Marcello and Matteo Polisi have turned heads on the soccer field at Simon Fraser University.On Thursday, the brothers from Coquitlam, B.C., hope to take their game to the next level at the 2021 MLS Su...
Jan 20, 2021

Government of Saskatchewan, STEP announce first virtual SaskTrade Showcase
The Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) announced it will be hosting its first live event as part of the new SaskTrade Showcase. The event provides Saskatchewan-based exporters with a vir...
Jan 20, 2021

Adam Hadwin hopes to hit reset button in 2021 starting with American Express
The self-doubt and frustration snowballed for Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin last season. "I felt like there was a number of tournaments where all it was was a missed putt in a certain moment to either g...
Jan 20, 2021

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.'
NEW YORK - Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world "even as we grieved, we grew." In language referencing Biblical scripture and at ti...
Jan 20, 2021

Wind, blowing snow making Sask. highways treacherous
Travel is not recommended on a number of highways in southern Saskatchewan, including the Trans-Canada Highway east of Regina.According to the Highway Hotline, there are slippery sections and blowing ...
Jan 20, 2021

Reports: Blue Jays sign second ex-Astros outfielder in as many days, inking Brantley
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free agent outfielder Michael Brantley to a three-year deal, according to multiple reports. Sportsnet was first to report the deal. The Blue Jays didn't imm...
Jan 20, 2021

Parole board decision notes Allan Legere planned escape in year of murder conviction
HALIFAX - A written decision denying Allan Legere's parole said he planned a hostage taking and an escape the same year he was convicted of multiple, brutal killings in Miramichi, N.B. The eight-page ...
Jan 20, 2021

Two Saskatchewan Roughriders players opt back into contracts
REGINA - American wide receiver Demarcus Ayers and defensive back Christian Campbell have opted back into their contracts with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ayers comes to the Roughriders after three ...
Jan 20, 2021