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'Celebrate the wins:' Family of tiny Oilers fan cheers team on from hospital
SASKATOON, Sask. - A hospital room in Saskatoon has become a cheering section for perhaps the youngest and tiniest fan of the Edmonton Oilers. Baby Mark's hospital bed at the Jim Pattison Children's H...
Jun 12, 2024

Rookie Tobias Myers wins back-to-back starts and Brewers beat Blue Jays 5-4
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rookie Tobias Myers won back-to-back starts for the first time, allowing one run and three hits over six innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednes...
Jun 12, 2024

President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
WASHINGTON (AP) - A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden's recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern b...
Jun 12, 2024
Binding arbitration on the table for Sask. teachers, STF to meet with members
After, at first rejecting the provincial government's offer, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is now considering binding arbitration for its collective bargaining agreement.On Tuesday, the ...
Jun 12, 2024
Sask. NDP upset with premier’s conspiracy response at town hall
Conspiracy theories abound online, but recently Premier Scott Moe was faced with several of them at a town hall in Speers, which is part of his constituency - and the Sask. NDP doesn't like how he han...
Jun 12, 2024

NDP bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence heads to Senate
OTTAWA - An NDP private member's bill that would criminalize a pattern of abuse known as coercive control is heading to the Senate. The legislation from Victoria MP Laurel Collins passed third reading...
Jun 12, 2024

Barkov back on ice for Panthers, who lead final thanks to scoring from unsung heroes
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Paul Maurice was in a much better mood Wednesday. The Florida Panthers coach admitted the previous day that he was "grumpy" after Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, despite a domina...
Jun 12, 2024

Ottawa Redblacks kick off anniversary season with high hopes against Blue Bombers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks hope to have much to celebrate during their 10th anniversary season, starting with a win Thursday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers After four years of disappointme...
Jun 12, 2024

Oil Country: Newmarket residents proud of homegrown Oilers star Connor McDavid
NEWMARKET, Ont. - A small trophy in Michaela McKeown's classroom at Clearmeadow Public School serves as a reminder for students of what's at stake in the annual floor hockey competition in the facilit...
Jun 12, 2024

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified docume...
Jun 12, 2024