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Judge rules Republican Tenney won last open US House race
ALBANY, N.Y. - A New York judge ruled Friday that Republican Claudia Tenney defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi by 109 votes in the nation's last undecided congressional race. The ruling by Judge Scot...
Feb 05, 2021
'I didn't see it coming': Flames' Sam Bennett surprised by scratch
CALGARY - Being held out of the Calgary Flames' lineup on Thursday caught Sam Bennett by surprise. The 24-year-old forward arrived for morning skate expecting to face the Winnipeg Jets alongside his t...
Feb 05, 2021
Don Allen Saskaloppet cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
The Don Allen Saskaloppet, a major competition for the La Ronge Ski Club, has been cancelled. "Because of the COVID rules, we're not allowed to have any competitions or events," Saskaloppet Chairperso...
Feb 05, 2021
B.C. extends restrictions as prime minister seeks to allay vaccine delay angst
The prime minister on Friday sought to quell angst over delays in vaccine delivery while British Columbia extended restrictions on gatherings to stem the spread of new, more transmissible variants of ...
Feb 05, 2021
NL Cy Young winner Bauer joins World Series champion Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - Trevor Bauer is coming home to pitch for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner announced his decision on Friday in a two-minute video poste...
Feb 05, 2021
Montreal-based agent Ghavami has a client off to Super Bowl for second straight year
Once again, Sasha Ghavami has a rooting interest in the Super Bowl.For the second straight year, the Montreal-based agent has a client heading to the NFL's marquee game. Canadian Antony Auclair is a f...
Feb 05, 2021
Claypool expects Chiefs to defend Super Bowl title but could also see a Tampa Bay win
Chase Claypool is expecting another Super Bowl victory for the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Pittsburgh Steelers' Canadian receiver won't be overly surprised if Tom Brady captures a seventh NFL title. B...
Feb 05, 2021
Province administers 2,099 vaccines, 269 new cases of COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced there were 2,099 doses of the vaccine administered in the province yesterday, bringing the total to 38,710 vaccines given in Saskatchewan. There 269 new...
Feb 05, 2021
Executives at Pornhub defend efforts at preventing child porn on their websites
MONTREAL - Representatives of Pornhub told a parliamentary committee today they don't know if they were contacted by a woman who says she struggled to have a video of her removed from the pornography ...
Feb 05, 2021
Suicide rate down in Sask., attributed to ‘pulling together phenomenon’
While there has been a lot of bad news coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems fewer people have decided to take their lives into their own hands.Deaths by suicide were down about 35 per cent in...
Feb 05, 2021