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Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier moves within one win of US$1-million MMA payday
NEW YORK - (The Canadian Gangster) Olivier Aubin-Mercier won a unanimous decision over Paraguay's Alex Martinez on Friday to move into the lightweight final of the Professional Fighters League. The 33...
Aug 05, 2022

GOP Rep. who voted to impeach advances in Washington primary
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse, who voted to impeach Donald Trump, advanced to the general election Friday following days of vote counts in Washington state's primary, but fellow R...
Aug 05, 2022

Goodsoil businesses hurting from Hwy. 26 construction
Businesses in Goodsoil are facing challenges from ongoing construction on Highway 26, running right through the village. Barb Nachbaur, manager of Larry's Place, says her business has been impacted fr...
Aug 05, 2022

SARM, province calling for smoother immigration process
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is asking for better passage of resources ahead of an influx of Ukrainian refugees in the coming weeks.A second flight from Ukraine is tenta...
Aug 05, 2022

Harrington takes one stroke lead after first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - Padraig Harrington eagled the final hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Friday to vault into the lead at the 2022 Shaw Charity Classic. Harrington was trailing clubhouse leader K...
Aug 05, 2022

Parents of child who died from fentanyl charged with murder
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors in Northern California filed murder charges against the parents of a 15-month-old toddler who died in May after she ingested fentanyl authorities believe her moth...
Aug 05, 2022

Bryan Burnham returns as B.C. Lions take on struggling Edmonton Elks
VANCOUVER - Few would have faulted Bryan Burnham for taking some time away from the B.C. Lions this season. The star receiver couldn't be on the field anyway after a jarring hit from Toronto Argonauts...
Aug 05, 2022

Canada's Fernandez draws into bracket with world No. 1 Swiatek at National Bank Open
TORONTO - When Leylah Fernandez's name was drawn into the same bracket as world No. 1 Iga Swiatek for the upcoming National Bank Open a mischievous smile played across the top-seeded Canadian's face. ...
Aug 05, 2022

Dawn Walker and Vincent Jansen found safe in Oregon: Saskatoon Police
A missing woman and her seven-year-old son have been found safe after being missing for two weeks.Dawn Walker and her son Vincent Jansen were last seen in Saskatoon in late July. According to the Sask...
Aug 05, 2022

Tom Kim going places in a hurry, among leaders at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Joohyung "Tom" Kim began the Wyndham Championship with a quadruple bogey on his first hole and wasn't the least bit bothered. The kid seems to be going places in a hurry. Alrea...
Aug 05, 2022