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Sask. NDP promises universal child care
With the provincial election coming up in October, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is promising new policies on child care if he's elected.Meili promised universal child care at a press conference ...
Sep 04, 2020

Kiviranta lifts Stars past Avs in Game 7 OT thriller
EDMONTON - Joel Kiviranta completed a hat track 7:24 into overtime to give Dallas a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday in Game 7, sending the Stars to the Western Conference finals for ...
Sep 04, 2020
Residents receive letter about Lambert peat moss project near La Ronge
Lambert Peat Moss Inc. has sent a letter to residents of the tri-communities outlining plans for extraction. The letter shows four sections of land where Lambert is proposing to harvest peat for the p...
Sep 04, 2020

Surging Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-7 in opener of doubleheader
BOSTON - Danny Jansen hit a two-run homer, Travis Shaw had a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Boston Red Sox 8-7 in the opener of a doubleheader Friday. The Blue Jays, pushing for a pl...
Sep 04, 2020

Canadian Denis Shapovalov beats Taylor Fritz in third round of US Open
NEW YORK - Denis Shapovalov rallied to beat American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday, continuing a promising tournament for Canadian me...
Sep 04, 2020

Quebec government reveals nearly 50 educational institutions struck by COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has unveiled a list of nearly 50 educational institutions that have had at least one COVID-19 case in the past week. The schools listed include preschool, element...
Sep 04, 2020

No 7th trial for Mississippi man freed from prison in 2019
JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi man freed last year after 22 years in prison will not be tried a seventh time in a quadruple murder case, a judge ruled Friday after prosecutors told him they no longer ...
Sep 04, 2020

Kelly's lawyers want to question gang member in cell attack
CHICAGO - Attorneys for R. Kelly want to question a convicted member of the Latin Kings gang who says he beat up the jailed R&B singer in a Chicago cell. Kelly's lawyers filed a motion Friday in f...
Sep 04, 2020

12 year-old among "Miracle Children" for JPCH Radiothon
A local 12 year-old and his family are among a select few helping the Jim Pattison Children's hospital Foundation in its biggest fundraiser of the year.The 2nd Annual JPCH Radiothon will take place No...
Sep 04, 2020

Victoria mural sponsor says anti-police acronym inappropriate, but fuels debate
VICTORIA - The group that sponsored a mural that has been called disrespectful by Victoria's police chief says an anti-police acronym that is part of the work is offensive. The Afr...
Sep 04, 2020