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Friday's scoreboard
CFL Winnipeg 34 Edmonton 28 MLBAmerican League Seattle 7 Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 1 Cleveland 4 Kansas City 1 Chicago White Sox 8 Texas 3 Houston 5 L.A. Angels 4 Detroit 9 Minnesota 6 National ...
Aug 24, 2019 (File photo)

Upbeat Riders set for Redblacks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are riding a wave of confidence heading into their second meeting of 2019 with the Ottawa Redblacks.The recent run of success seemed like a glimmer in the distance followi...
Aug 24, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Lightning strikes kill 5, injure over 100 in Tatra Mountains
WARSAW, Poland - Lightning struck across the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland and neighbouring Slovakia on Thursday, killing five people and injuring over 100 others in an area popular with hikers a...
Aug 24, 2019

Kodak Black pleads guilty to federal weapons charges
MIAMI - Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from his arrest just before a scheduled concert performance in May. Black entered the change of plea in a Miam...
Aug 24, 2019

Canada travelling to Japan to face former Women's World Cup champs in friendly
OTTAWA - Canada's women's soccer team will face host Japan in its first match since being eliminated in the round of 16 at the World Cup. The friendly against the 2011 Women's World Cup cham...
Aug 24, 2019

Shellbrook Summer Fair Talent Showcase
The Shellbrook Summer Fair Talent Showcase is August 24 in Shellbrook.See the poster for details.
Aug 24, 2019

AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump's handling his job
NEW YORK - About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Rese...
Aug 24, 2019

Japan leader says S. Korea ending intel deal damages trust
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said South Korea's decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence, mainly on North Korea, is damaging mutual trust and vowed Friday to work closely...
Aug 24, 2019

Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says he's running for Senate
DENVER - Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate, becoming the immediate front-runner in a crowded Democratic field vying for the right to challenge R...
Aug 24, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 22
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 22 --- SECURITY TIGHTENED FOR POMPEO VISIT Security around Parliament Hill has been tightened in anticipation of today's visit to Ottawa by U.S. S...
Aug 24, 2019