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Union head praises Jays for raising minor league pay by half
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 per cent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same. Representatives from the players...
Mar 20, 2019

Provincial budget provides funds for 24/7 care at La Ronge Detox Centre
A $300,000 boost in new funding to provide around-the-clock nursing support at the La Ronge Detox Centre was announced today in the Saskatchewan government's latest budget. The funds are meant to sign...
Mar 20, 2019 Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette wanted the provincial budget to do more to address long-term care in northern Saskatchewan. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Testosterone rule for female athletes is unscientific, Canadian researcher says
MONTREAL - Proposed rules to limit natural testosterone levels in some female track and field athletes are unscientific and would set a precedent for discriminating again...
Mar 20, 2019

Quebec government to spend $500 million to compensate taxi drivers, reform industry
QUEBEC - The Quebec government will give the province's taxi drivers $500 million in compensation as it moves to overhaul the province's passenger transport industry. The Coalition Avenir Quebec ...
Mar 20, 2019

Nick Taylor excited for challenge of Copperhead Course at Valspar Championship
This week's Valspar Championship is playing right into Nick Taylor's hands. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., is looking forward to taking on the difficult Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort...
Mar 20, 2019

Survey: Top CEOs report weaker economic outlook for 1Q
WASHINGTON - Top U.S. CEOs reported Wednesday that their economic outlook weakened in the first three months of the year although it remains above its historical average. The Business Roundtable, a lo...
Mar 20, 2019

Buffalo's fab five are among 21 Canadian women playing in March Madness
There's a Tim Hortons on the University at Buffalo campus, and the Canadians on the Bulls women's basketball team like to tease their American teammates when they see them sipping a cup of Tim's....
Mar 20, 2019

SNC-Lavalin CEO says he never cited job losses in push for remediation agreement
TORONTO - The chief executive of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says he never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as a reason the company should be granted a remediation agreement to av...
Mar 20, 2019

Tennis broadcasting coverage a talking point after Andreescu ascension
Bianca Andreescu's stunning arrival on the WTA Tour scene has been a promotional gift from the heavens for DAZN Canada. It has also left so-called cord clingers in a pickle about how to...
Mar 20, 2019

'We hold our own': Lac La Ronge featured in Vancouver Sun travel guide
Tri-community residents are taking notice of a Vancouver Sun travel guide recommending Lac La Ronge and Missinipe as a place for tourists to "get to know the real Saskatchewan."The article was release...
Mar 20, 2019 Lac La Ronge and Missinipe are listed as places to visit in the Vancouver Sun. (submitted photo/Corey Hardcastle)