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Iqaluit mayor won't raise motion to tax churches, says similar motion already passed
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The mayor of Iqaluit says he will no longer bring forward a motion to make the city's churches pay taxes on land use. Kenny Bell proposed the motion following the discovery of what ...
Jul 13, 2021

NBA Finals ratings up from 2020 pandemic, down from 2019
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA Finals has gained some, but not all, of its audience back after last year's trip to the pandemic bubble. The first three games of the championship match between the Phoenix Sun...
Jul 13, 2021

Changes still needed to Canada's safe sport program, Olympian Jennifer Heil says
Three-time Olympian Jennifer Heil is calling on the federal government to make changes to its latest safe sport program, saying it still lacks the independence necessary to properly protect all Canadi...
Jul 13, 2021

Northerner achieves first solo flight of aviation career
With only six weeks to go until she obtains her private pilot's license, Tanisha Natomagan has dreams of one day flying some of the world's largest jets. She's currently enrolled in the First Nations ...
Jul 13, 2021

Slimmer version of Shane Richards reports to Toronto Argonauts' training camp
Shane Richards is a different man at the Toronto Argonauts' training camp. The hulking six-foot-eight offensive lineman reported to Toronto's camp Saturday weighing about 290 pounds - some 60 pounds l...
Jul 13, 2021

Northwest Saskatchewan communities directed to evacuate as fire crews work to contain wildfires
More wildfires across Saskatchewan have resulted in Northern communities, including Buffalo River Dene First Nation (BRDFN), St. George's Hill, Michel Village and Dillon, being directed to evacuate th...
Jul 13, 2021

Fans happy to be back in the stands as Rattlers welcome crowd to SaskTel Centre
For their first three games of the 2021 Canadian Elite Basketball League season, the Saskatchewan Rattlers played to a crowd of none.With COVID restrictions in Saskatchewan still intact up until midni...
Jul 13, 2021

Thousands of Canadian girls not committed to playing sports post-COVID: study
Canada's soccer fields, tennis courts and swimming pools are reopening after the pandemic, but a new study finds that many girls across the country may not go back to the sports they loved. A study re...
Jul 13, 2021

‘The worst drought we have ever seen’: Ranchers, farmers brace for another heat wave
To say it has been an unusual year for cattle ranchers and grain farmers in Saskatchewan would be an understatement.Heat waves as well as a lack of precipitation have made for a brutal 1-2 punch to ra...
Jul 13, 2021

Conservatives look to opposition parties on next steps to hear more on Data Sciences
OTTAWA - Conservatives are plotting their next steps on how to probe payments the offices of Liberal MPs made to a company founded by a friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while the clock ticks d...
Jul 13, 2021