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Sask. provincial parks campsite bookings start on Monday
Seasonal campsite bookings in provincial parks will begin on April 7 while nightly, Camp-Easy yurt and group campsites will have a staggered launch from April 8 to 15, Sask. Parks says.Reservations wi...
Apr 06, 2025

Canada's Jacobs wins bronze at world men's curling playdowns
MOOSE JAW - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated China's Xiaoming Xu 11-2 on Sunday to win the bronze medal at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, vice Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and le...
Apr 06, 2025

Canada's Eliot Grondin closes snowboard cross season with World Cup gold
BEAUPR - Canada's Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold in men's snowboard cross to wrap up the season at Mont-Sainte-Anne on Sunday. France's Aidan Chollet and Loan Bozzolo grabbed silver and bronze, r...
Apr 06, 2025

Organ and tissue donation advocates ask Saskatchewan to wear green April 7
Before being wheeled into surgery, Larry Labbe made a promise to himself and to God. Eight months ago, he underwent a double lung transplant and when he emerged over six hours later, he came away with...
Apr 06, 2025
Canada loses in semis to Scotland at World Men’s Curling Championship
Brad Jacobs elected to go for the win rather than try to steal one in the extra end - unfortunately, the rocks didn't fall in Team Canada's favour.Jacobs was against three yellow Scotland stones and t...
Apr 06, 2025

Canadian women down France, finish third for second week in a row in HSBC SVNS play
SINGAPORE - Tries by Carissa Norsten, Shalaya Valenzuela and Fancy Bermudez lifted Canada to a 21-5 win over France at the HSBC SVNS Singapore on Sunday as the Canadian women finished third for the se...
Apr 06, 2025

Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health ...
Apr 06, 2025

'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur
DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared....
Apr 06, 2025

Party leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment
The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax i...
Apr 06, 2025

Federal leaders pledge red tape cuts, skilled trades support and family doctors
The Conservative and Liberal leaders are promising measures to bolster Canada's economy in the face of the trade war with the U.S., as the NDP pledges to make sure more Canadians have access to a fami...
Apr 06, 2025