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Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his sig...
Mar 17, 2023
Schenk getting results in 10th straight week, leads Valspar
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Adam Schenk is playing for the 10th consecutive week on the PGA Tour and finally seeing some good results, making enough putts Friday for a 2-under 69 that gave him a one-shot...
Mar 17, 2023
United States downs Canada 9-3 in para hockey series
ELMIRA, ONTARIO - Canada's para hockey team lost 9-3 to the United States in Friday's second game of a three-game series. Brody Roybal's hat trick and assist for the U.S. gave him a career 100 goals a...
Mar 17, 2023
City of Yellowknife, civic workers' union ratify deal after strike/lockout
YELLOWKNIFE - Unionized workers with the City of Yellowknife have ratified a new collective agreement after a labour dispute that began in early February that included a strike and a lockout. The Unio...
Mar 17, 2023
Aston-Reese scores twice, Rielly bags another as Maple Leafs down Hurricanes 5-2
TORONTO - Zach Aston-Reese scored twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night. Morgan Rielly, with a goal and an assist, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner prov...
Mar 17, 2023
Knee injury knocks Canada's Janine Beckie out of this summer's World Cup
Canada's World Cup hopes took a body blow Friday with news that Janine Beckie has been sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate in her right knee. Beckie was taken off on a stretcher in the 19th minute o...
Mar 17, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day in Canada is missing one big thing– parades
Ask a born and bred Irish person on the biggest difference between celebrations of St. Patrick's Day in Canada and in Ireland and the answer is quick: there are no parades in Canada. For Jamie Potter,...
Mar 17, 2023
La Ronge doctor believes province needs to do more to retain physicians
La Ronge's Dr. Elliot Wilkinson, the area division lead for local physicians, believes more needs to be done to retain doctors in northern and rural communities. On Wednesday, Premier Scott Moe announ...
Mar 17, 2023
Man who crashed through gates of Rideau Hall to threaten PM loses sentence appeal
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed a sentencing appeal in the case of a Manitoba man who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall in 2020 and sought an armed confrontation with the prime ministe...
Mar 17, 2023
School Ski Championships returns after two-year break
The Don Allen Trails north of La Ronge was the location of the 25th annual School Ski Championships on Friday.There were 102 skiers who participated, coming from across mostly northern Saskatchewan. T...
Mar 17, 2023