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Mark Giordano scores winner, Flames down Maple Leafs 4-3
TORONTO - Mark Giordano scored the winner and Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves as the Calgary Flames defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Friday.Matthew Tkachuk, Derek Ryan and Christopher Tanev score...
Mar 19, 2021

Air Ronge council to consider amendments to Council Procedures Bylaw
Air Ronge village council will be considering some changes to the Council Procedures Bylaw. That's according to administrator Gavin Willins, who said the discussion held at a regular meeting Thursday ...
Mar 19, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor 'thankful' as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a...
Mar 19, 2021

Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. That's according to several people familiar with the situation, including a club mem...
Mar 19, 2021

Women's national basketball coach: weight room unfairness nothing new
Lisa Thomaidis was saddened by photos that showed the shocking discrepancy between the men's and women's weight-room facilities at their NCAA basketball tournaments. But Canada's women's head coach wa...
Mar 19, 2021

Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar ...
Mar 19, 2021

Province reports 174 new cases of COVID-19, 108 recoveries
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 174 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths in the province.Vaccines ReportedAn additional 6,867 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, b...
Mar 19, 2021

Robbie Ray looks sharp as Toronto Blue Jays hammer Detroit Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto starter Robbie Ray allowed one run and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 in pre-season action on Friday. JaCoby Jones' homer in th...
Mar 19, 2021

Saskatchewan RCMP explain use of emergency alert in Meadow Lake
After issuing an emergency alert to residents in the Meadow Lake area earlier this month, the Saskatchewan RCMP has explained why the measure was used and the effect the system has in active police si...
Mar 19, 2021

Gymnastics coach banned for life in Canada after internal investigation
OTTAWA - Former Canadian women's gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker has been banned for life by the sport's governing body in the country following an internal investigation. Brubaker was found not guilty...
Mar 19, 2021