The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services running.The $1.01 billion would be provided as needed and is described as a short-term financial bridge.The new sum is in ...

Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais has won the bronze medal in the women's 3,000 metres at the Milan Cortina Games.Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished in three minutes 56.93 seconds while skating in a blistering eighth pairing with gold medallist Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy.It was Maltais's first individ...

Jolene Campbell's Saskatchewan rink will end its run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this year with its Thursday afternoon game.The team, featuring Robyn Silvernagle at third, Rachel Big Eagle at second and lead Dayna Demmans, was eliminated from playoff contention Wednesday night with a loss to Ontario's Hailey A...

Kian Schaffer-Baker will remain in green and white.The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced that slotback Kian Schaffer-Baker has signed a two-year contract extension.The Mississauga, Ont., product was taken by the Riders in the fourth round (30th overall) in the 2020 CFL Draft.He has appeared in 57 games for Saskat...

The World Junior U20 hockey championships are a tradition that Canadian hockey fans across the country look forward to every single year. This past tournament, the Canadian squad took home the bronze with a 6-3 win in the bronze medal game over Finland. Saskatchewan's lone representative on team Canada was University o...

The Battlefords North Stars are still buzzing days after being part of one of the most memorable games in Canadian junior hockey history.It took a Canadian Junior Hockey League and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League record 21 rounds of a shootout before Finlay Klippenstein finally sealed the dramatic 3-2 victory over th...

Team Knapp is heading to the Brier.Regina's Kelly Knapp, along with lead Mat Ring, second Dustin Kidby and third Brennan Jones defeated Rylan Kleiter's rink 9-4 on Sunday evening at the 2026 SaskTel Tankard Men's Championship in Melville.💚Meet your 2025 SaskTel Tankard Provincial Champions! 💚Team Knapp will repre...

La Ronge Ice Wolves Captain Zane Normand has been traded to the Melville Millionaires. In exchange for Normand, who has been with the Ice Wolves since the 2023-2024 season, the team is receiving a fourth round pick in the 2026 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Draft, a player development fee, as well as Defenceman Cart...

Tylan Henrikson (Yorkton Terriers) tied the championship game with 14.4 seconds left, and Ethan Andrews (Estevan Bruins) buried the OT winner as Team SJHL claimed the Viking Cup with a 5-4 win over SAIT on Saturday. A team of all-stars primarily born in 2005 and 2006 represented the league and showcased their talents t...

Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday.The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.Okamoto will get a $5 million signing bonus, a...

Team Canada's offensive firepower was on showcase in a quarterfinals win over Slovakia at the 2026 World Juniors Hockey Championship.Canada recorded five goals in the first period to power it to a 7-1 win at the U20 World Hockey Championships.It was the first time Canada had advanced to the semifinals since 2023 after ...

The job's not finished yet, but Team Canada is getting closer to being back on the podium at the World Juniors.The Canadian team (3-1-0-0) finished at the top of Group B after going undefeated in the round robin. It was the first time Canada finished at the top of its group in the U20 World Hockey Championships since t...

The roster for Team SJHL at this year's Viking Cup was announced Thursday afternoon, and it included a handful of players on northeast teams.First off, the Melfort Mustangs will be sending a pair of their players to Camrose, Alta. later this month.Captain Zayden Sadlemyer and assistant captain Bo Eisner have been selec...

The Melfort Mustangs will have to wait a little longer to snap their two-game losing streak. The Mustangs' game in La Ronge against the Ice Wolves Tuesday night has been postponed due to an ice plant error at the arena.There is no word yet on a make-up date. Melfort dropped both games of a home-and-home series against ...

Trevor Harris isn't done yet.With questions surrounding his future after winning the 2025 Grey Cup, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they have signed the 39-year-old quarterback to a one-year contract extension.He is coming off one of the best seasons in his 13-season CFL career, winning the 112th Grey Cup and be...

A member of the La Ronge Ice Wolves is headed back into the international spotlight. The Sask. Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced on Tuesday that Ice Wolves forward Nikita Kulikov has been selected to represent his home country of Ukraine at the 2026 IIHF Division IA World U20 Hockey Championship in Bled, Slovenia. ...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders rode a stout defense and a balanced offense to win their fifth Grey Cup championship in 2025, beating the Montreal Alouettes 25-17 at Winnipeg's Princess Auto Stadium. The Green and White entered the campaign with optimism, coming off a return to the playoffs with a 9-8-1 season in Corey Ma...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed a one-year extension with running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon.Bertrand-Hudon, who stands six feet tall and weighs in at 220 pounds, was drafted by the team 34th overall after his strong showing in the 2023 CFL combine, where he recorded the fastest 40-yard dash by a running back ...

The CFL has released its 2026 schedule, which means Rider fans can start marking their calendars.The Saskatchewan Roughriders - who return in 2026 as the defending Grey Cup champions - will open the league's preseason with an away game against the Calgary Stampeders on May 18, the earliest start ever for the team. The ...

Trevor Harris isn't done yet.With questions surrounding his future after winning the 2025 Grey Cup, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they have signed the 39-year-old quarterback to a one-year contract extension.He is coming off one of the best seasons in his 13-season CFL career, winning the 112th Grey Cup and be...

There are plenty of pending free agents the Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to bring back - and a few of the players already locked in for 2026 have already begun their recruitment pitches."That started happening weeks ago," said defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr, who is signed through 2026. "We have a...

Fans dressed in green and white cheered as the Saskatchewan Roughriders held the Grey Cup high at Mosaic Stadium on Monday.It was the first time the CFL Championship Trophy was hoisted in Saskatchewan since the Riders defeated the Montreal Alouettes 25-17 on Sunday night, in Winnipeg, Man. "Since training camp, we...

DUNEDIN - Outfielder Anthony Santander of the Toronto Blue Jays will have labrum surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to miss five to six months of the 2026 season, numerous outlets reported Tuesday. Toronto manager John Schneider provided the ...

MILAN - Canada's women's hockey team has lost 5-0 to the United States in preliminary round action at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More coming. The Canadian Press

The Canadian Hockey League has unveiled its top 50 players to commemorate its 50th anniversary. The list spans multiple eras, featuring Wayne Gretzky and Patrick Roy alongside Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard. Thirty-one of the 50 player...

It took some time but Jarell Broxton is finally a Winnipeg Blue Bomber. The six-foot-five, 325-pound American offensive lineman signed a two-year deal with Winnipeg on Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. Broxton, 32, spent the last five seasons ...

TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram will step in for star guard Steph Curry at the NBA all-star game. Ingram was named to the USA Stripes team as an injury replacement for Curry, the Golden State Warriors star who is out with an injured r...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge will be resolved following a call with the U.S. president Tuesday. "I explained that Canada paid for the construction of the...