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183 new cases and two deaths reported in the province
The provincial government reported another 183 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan today, bringing the provincial total to 43,673 cases; 41,149 recoveries and 2,016 cases are considered ac...
May 12, 2021

Singh calls for halt on Canadian arms sales to Israel as violence escalates in region
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to halt arms sales to Israel amid escalating violence in the region. At a news conference today and again during question period,...
May 12, 2021

Kraken make first signing, ink Luke Henman to 3-year deal
SEATTLE - The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free agent center Luke Henman on a three-year entry level contract. Henman, 2...
May 12, 2021

Flames' Sean Monahan done for season with hip injury requiring surgery
Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan will not play the remaining four games of the regular season and will undergo hip surgery next week. The 26-year-old had 10 goals and 18 assists and was minus-six in...
May 12, 2021

Former defensive lineman Klassen tackling retirement as he did opposing quarterbacks
Timing is everything for Michael Klassen. The six-foot-five, 275-pound defensive lineman had the good fortune of ending his CFL career after the 2019 season before the COVID-19 pandemic put football o...
May 12, 2021

Saskatchewan RCMP officer arrested in death of man in wooded area
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Police in northern Saskatchewan say they have taken an RCMP officer into custody in connection with a homicide. Investigators with the Prince Albert Police Service were called l...
May 12, 2021

Hockey Canada announces players invited to try out for women's Olympic team
CALGARY - Hockey Canada's roster of players invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic women's hockey team indicates the squad will be experienced up front and less so on the back end. Of the 28 invitees...
May 12, 2021

Canadian Denis Shapovalov books spot in third round of Italian Open
ROME - Denis Shapovalov is joining fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round of the Italian Open. The 13th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Italian Stefano Travaglia 7-...
May 12, 2021

'Education is our new buffalo': Burnouf seeking MN-S regional representative chair
Laura Burnouf, who has served as the Jim Brady Local 19 president since 2009, has her eyes set to become the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) regional representative for Northern Region one."Since my...
May 12, 2021

Focus on helping right whales survive, not assigning blame: Canadian official
HALIFAX - A Canada-U.S. spat over who is responsible for the recent death of a critically endangered right whale has prompted a senior Canadian official to suggest there's got to be a better way of se...
May 12, 2021