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Calgary Flames call press conference to announce next head coach
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have called a press conference and are expected to announce the team's next head coach. The job has been vacant since Darryl Sutter was fired in May. Ryan Huska is reporte...
Jun 12, 2023

Canada's Raonic beats Kecmanovic for first ATP Tour win in almost two years
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada's Milos Raonic defeated Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4 at the Libema Open for his first ATP Tour match victory in nearly two years. Raonic, from Thornhill, ...
Jun 12, 2023

Melfort's CJVR radio brings home hardware from SCMA's
The 34th annual Saskatchewan Country Music Awards (SCMA) show took place this past weekend in Assiniboia and a radio station in the northeast took home a big honour.FM Country 105.1 CJVR in Melfort wo...
Jun 12, 2023

Nick Taylor's victory at RBC Canadian Open 'monumental' on multiple levels
Nick Taylor tossed his putter having realized what he had accomplished. That moment on Sunday was followed by thunderous cheers and jumping from the fans at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto, w...
Jun 12, 2023

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86
ROME (AP) - Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died, Italian me...
Jun 12, 2023

Climate researchers urge preparation for future fires : In The News for June 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 12, 2023

Nearly 350 firefighters from the E.U. will help battle relentless Canadian wildfires
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season. One hund...
Jun 12, 2023

Riders defeat Elks in Harris’ debut
The Saskatchewan Roughriders got the Trevor Harris era started with a win on the road in Edmonton on Sunday night, but the veteran quarterback wasn't happy with his play."I think that's the poorest I'...
Jun 11, 2023

Roughriders edge Elks 17-13 in season-opening road win
EDMONTON - Brett Lauther kicked three field goals as the Saskatchewan Roughriders opened the CFL regular season with an unlikely 17-13 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Sunday. The Roughriders' defenc...
Jun 11, 2023

Canada's Nick Taylor wins RBC Canadian Open in a playoff to end 69-year drought
Nick Taylor has won the RBC Canadian Open.The Abbotsford, B.C., product rolled in a dramatic 72-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole Sunday to beat England's Tommy Fleetwood and end a 69-year d...
Jun 11, 2023