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La Ronge, Prince Albert break records for smoke hours in 2023
It was a record-breaking year when it came to the amount of smoke hours in La Ronge, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon. That's according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, which not...
Sep 08, 2023
Quarterback Ta'amu among 10 players revealed on Riders negotiation list
TORONTO - He's currently an NFL free agent but Jordan Ta'amu isn't necessarily out of pro football options. On Friday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed the reigning XFL most valuable player as on...
Sep 08, 2023
'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's prolonged drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has led to a series of emergency, rapidly deployed projects in an effort to intervene. The Pac...
Sep 08, 2023
Corb Lund film among the lineup at film festival in Waskesiu
Movie lovers across Saskatchewan will get to enjoy a few award-winning films this weekend as they venture to Prince Albert National Park.This weekend will mark the 19th edition of the Reel Rave Intern...
Sep 08, 2023
Vancouver cop charged after pedestrian struck in city's Downtown Eastside last year
VANCOUVER - Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. ...
Sep 08, 2023
De Grasse claims first medal of Diamond League season with bronze at Brussels
BRUSSELS - Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse claimed his first medal of the Diamond League circuit with a bronze in the men's 200 metres at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on Frida...
Sep 08, 2023
Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison
VICTORIA - The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution. A statement Friday says inmate Richard ...
Sep 08, 2023
Calling off the Attack: SAFLL cancels upcoming U15 and U17 field lacrosse seasons
The Saskatchewan 'A' Field Lacrosse League (SAFLL) has made the difficult decision to cancel the upcoming season in both the U15 and U17 divisions. The league took to Facebook to announce the disappoi...
Sep 08, 2023
Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States. The ca...
Sep 08, 2023
Blue Jays all-star shortstop Bo Bichette returns from 10-day injured list
TORONTO - Bo Bichette is back. Bichette was reinstated from the Toronto Blue Jays' 10-day injured list. The all-star shortstop has been out since Aug. 27 with a strained right quad. He took batting pr...
Sep 08, 2023