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Kilde extends WCup downhill dominance with Kitzbühel win
KITZBHEL, Austria - When Aleksander Aamodt Kilde flipped through the photos on his phone Friday, just hours before one of the main World Cup downhills of the season, he got a dramatic reminder of his ...
Jan 21, 2022

AHL suspends Barracuda forward Hrabik 30 games for 'racial gesture'
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a "racial gesture" at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game ...
Jan 21, 2022

'A pretty easy process:' With new contract done, Bombers' Collaros focused on 3-peat
WINNIPEG - It's fitting Zach Collaros signed a new contract with the Blue Bombers while celebrating a belated Christmas with family in his hometown. The team's star quarterback gave fans a gift by ink...
Jan 21, 2022

Weagle and Kennedy tabbed as Canadian mixed doubles backups at Beijing Games
Veteran curlers Marc Kennedy and Lisa Weagle will serve as backups in the event an injury or positive COVID-19 test forces a change to the Canadian mixed doubles roster before the start of the Beijing...
Jan 21, 2022

Ice plant arrival inspiring athletes for return of curling
Nearly eight months after an unexpected fire devastated the Meadow Lake arena, a local sports organization is close to reopening its doors to the public. On Friday, the Meadow Lake Curling Club announ...
Jan 21, 2022

Doyle honoured with Industry Achievement Award for work in northern Sask.
Eliza Doyle is the winner of a Saskatchewan Music Award for Industry Achievement. She was announced as the winner during an online award show on Thursday. Doyle was nominated alongside Songs for Natur...
Jan 21, 2022

Nine new COVID-related deaths reported in the province, total active cases exceed 12,000
The province is reporting another 1,233 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.Of the new cases, 189 are located in the northern zones of the province; Far North West (44), Far North Central (nine), Fa...
Jan 21, 2022

Government looking for as many as 500 employees to be redeployed in COVID surge
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan and the premier is keeping his hand on the brakes of any new public health orders, the provincial emergency operations centre (PEOC) is preparing for...
Jan 21, 2022

O'Toole's flaws must be part of Conservative election report: Sen. Batters
OTTAWA - The Conservative senator ousted for spearheading an effort to review Erin O'Toole's leadership says a forthcoming report of the party's election loss must confront its most serious flaws - in...
Jan 21, 2022

$28-million class-action settlement in sex abuse case against Clerics of St-Viateur
MONTREAL - Lawyers say a $28-million settlement has been reached for more than 375 sexual abuse victims of Quebec-based Catholic religious order the Clerics of St-Viateur. Montreal law firm Arsenault,...
Jan 21, 2022