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Lions sign free-agent receiver Dominique Rhymes to one-year contract
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed free-agent wide receiver Dominique Rhymes to a one-year contract. Rhymes, 26, joins the Lions following three CFL seasons with Ottawa, where he ap...
Feb 21, 2020

Volunteer Opportunities with the SK Health Authority
The following are Volunteer Service Opportunities in Prince Albert and area for the week of February 17, 2020The Volunteer Services Department is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunte...
Feb 21, 2020

Kanesatake chief retracts rail blockade comments after community uproar
KANESATAKE, Que. - An Indigenous leader in Quebec retracted comments Wednesday about the possibility of ongoing rail blockades coming down - words that didn't go over well with members of his own comm...
Feb 21, 2020

Blockade on CN rail line in Edmonton removed, injunction granted
EDMONTON - A blockade set up on a Canadian National rail line on the western edge of Edmonton in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs was being dismantled - at least temporarily - Wednesday ...
Feb 21, 2020

Canada coach Kingsley Jones sees his players finding a home in Major League Rugby
With 28 Canadians on the Toronto Arrows' roster and six on the Seattle Seawolves, it's no wonder that Canada coach Kingsley Jones will be in the stands Saturday in suburban Seattle to watch ...
Feb 21, 2020

Senators forward Ryan recovering from alcohol problem, says he is doing 'very well'
Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan forward said Friday that he has been dealing with an alcohol problem, but is doing "very well" on his road to recovery. Ryan met with the media for the first time since...
Feb 21, 2020

Florida homeless group helps top chefs prep food festival
MIAMI - From Rachael Ray to Bobby Flay, celebrity chefs are in town this weekend for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, where fine-palated foodies might not know that some of their dishes have ...
Feb 21, 2020

P.E.I.'s Birt through to championship round at Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Suzanne Birt reached the championship round at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts a second straight year with higher ambitions. The Prince Edward Island skip upped her workload ...
Feb 21, 2020

Saskatchewan Royal Purple Celebrates its $100,000 donation
"It's been six exciting and rewarding years for our organization"says Sandi Lougheed, the chairman of the Saskatchewan Royal Purple's Charity Partnership Committee. "We started off proudly donating le...
Feb 21, 2020

Province freezes lease fees for remote recreational properties
Annual lease fees for remote recreational properties on Crown land will be frozen at $888 with a review to be conducted in five years. The freeze was announced Thursday by Environment Minister Dustin ...
Feb 21, 2020 The changes were announced by Environment Minister Dustin Duncan. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)