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Alouettes, Redblacks tie 20-20 to cap CFL pre-season play
Montreal Alouettes quarterbacks Antonio Pipkin and Vernon Adams Jr., each threw a touchdown, while Ottawa Redblacks pivots Will Arndt and Danny Collins threw for over 100 yards and an interc...
Jun 06, 2019
Cole Watson's touchdown catch earns Argos exhibition win over Ticats
HAMILTON - Dakota Prukop's 43-yard touchdown pass to Cole Watson in the fourth quarter led the Toronto Argonauts to a 30-23 exhibition win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night. Watson's ...
Jun 06, 2019
Wollaston Lake family searches for answers on anniversary of man's disappearance
For nearly a decade, Florence St. Pierre has been searching for any sort of answers related to her brother's disappearance.Jack Mike St. Pierre was last seen in Wollaston Lake on July 17, 2009. Floren...
Jun 06, 2019 Jack Mike St. Pierre was last seen July 17, 2009. (submitted photo/Florence St. Pierre)
Enbridge seeks court ruling on Great Lakes oil pipeline deal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it will go to court after failing to strike a deal with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on building an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that co...
Jun 06, 2019
Northern teacher walking, biking and rollerblading to Prince Albert
A physical education teacher from northern Saskatchewan is on a mission to raise awareness about the consequences of inactivity. Blair Sands has been a teacher at Deschambault Lake's Kimosom Pwatinahk...
Jun 06, 2019 Blair Sands embarked on his trip about two weeks ago. (submitted photo/Blair Sands)
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In ...
Jun 06, 2019
Education of Nunavut high school students, adult learners found wanting: auditor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is failing to prepare its high school and mature students for further education or for the working world, says a highly critical report from the federal auditor general...
Jun 06, 2019
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat beats forecasts in 1Q
Beyond Meat's shares soared after the plant-based meat company beat Wall Street's expectations in its first earnings report since its IPO in May. The El Segundo, California-based company lost $6.6 mil...
Jun 06, 2019
US and Mexico: More talks, no deal yet to avert tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Mexican officials laboured for a second day Thursday to avert import tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose as he tries to strong-arm Mexico into stemming t...
Jun 06, 2019
Ellsworth hoping football journey continues at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders take the field at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday to wrap up their CFL pre-season schedule against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Saskatchewan is hoping for a better result with man...
Jun 06, 2019 Austin Ellsworth prepares for a drill during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on June 4, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)