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Einarson, Homan set up finals clash after semifinal wins at PointsBet Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Kerri Einarson and Rachel Homan are set to clash in a battle of the top seeds on Sunday. Top seed Einarson topped Kaitlyn Lawes 8-3 in the PointsBet Invitational women's semifinal on ...
Sep 30, 2023

Indigenous police officer hopes to inspire with trilingual 'O Canada' at Jays game
TORONTO - Sgt. Chantal Larocque hopes that singing "O Canada" in English, French and Algonquin at Rogers Centre before a Toronto Blue Jays game will open everyone's eyes to the possibilities of creati...
Sep 30, 2023

Europe builds a 5-point lead in Ryder Cup. Cantlay gives the Americans hope
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) - Europe has a five-point lead and history on its side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit going into the singles session. The Americ...
Sep 30, 2023

A truck crash in Illinois kills 5, seriously injures 5 and forces an evacuation due to ammonia leak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo. Effingh...
Sep 30, 2023

Long-time P.A. nurse backed by NDP to take on Sask. Party in next election
Carolyn Brost Strom, a nurse of almost 20 years in Prince Albert, has won the NDP nomination for Prince Albert-Carlton. She told paNOW the nomination meeting was exciting as she defeated Troy Parentea...
Sep 30, 2023

Canada tops Netherlands in opener of men's volleyball Olympic qualifier tournament
XI'AN, China - Canada emerged victorious in its opening match of a men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament early on Saturday. Canada took the final two sets to earn the comeback win over the...
Sep 30, 2023

Riders losing streak reaches four, fall to the Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders road struggles continued as the B.C. Lions roared to a win.Saskatchewan got some scores late in the game but ultimately lost 33-26 at B.C. Place and have now lost four gam...
Sep 30, 2023

Red Pheasant CN declares state of emergency after seven drug overdoses in one day
Red Pheasant Cree Nation near North Battleford has declared a state of emergency after seven of their members overdosed on drugs over a 24-hour span. In a release sent out to media Saturday morning, t...
Sep 30, 2023

P.A. Arts Hall of Fame's latest inductees officially honoured
Four Prince Albert residents have officially been inducted into the local Arts Hall of Fame.Donny Parenteau, Geoff Payton, and Robert and Lorna Gibson were given awards on Friday in front of a crowd o...
Sep 30, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays ready to celebrate return to post-season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will have their champagne on ice tonight. A win over the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon will clinch a post-season berth for Toronto for a second straight year. An emphat...
Sep 30, 2023