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Premier awaits ‘Game 7’ decision on carbon tax
The Supreme Court of Canada is to rule on the controversial carbon tax Thursday.The issue of whether that tax is constitutional has weaved its way through the highest courts of several provinces after...
Mar 24, 2021

John Morris hasn't lost his mixed doubles curling mojo
CALGARY - John Morris may have returned to men's team curling this winter, but mixed doubles is still very much in his wheelhouse. An Olympic champion with teammate Kaitlyn Lawes when mixed doubles ma...
Mar 24, 2021

Meadow Lake COVID-19 vaccination sites granted designated parking spaces
Meadow Lake City Council has agreed to grant three pharmacies in the downtown area with a designated parking space for vaccination patients. Each designated spot will include a 20-minute time limit an...
Mar 24, 2021

Canada's Buchanan helps defending champion Lyon to Champions League quarterfinal win
Kadeisha Buchanan helped seven-time champion Lyon to a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain and fellow Canadians Ashley Lawrence and Jordyn Huitema in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal ...
Mar 24, 2021

Rookie goaltender Gustavsson shines again as Senators come back to beat Flames 3-1
OTTAWA - Rookie goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and Chris Tierney scored the winning goal as the Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 Wednesday.Gustavsson, who led the Senators to a 2...
Mar 24, 2021

Supreme Court decision on pivotal carbon tax case coming today
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court will issue a decision this morning on the fate of the federal price on pollution. It could become a landmark case for the division of federal and provincial powers, and is a...
Mar 24, 2021

Nurse: No rift with Siakam; front office dealing with discipline after outburst
TAMPA, Fla. - Three nights after Pascal Siakam's verbal outburst, Raptors coach Nick Nurse says there's no rift between the two. The Raptors forward was enraged after sitting out the fourth quarter of...
Mar 24, 2021

One year anniversary passes for Sask. family in search of answers
More than a year after a young man with connections to Northern Saskatchewan went missing in B.C.'s lower mainland, his family is no closer to receiving closure.Brandon Sakebow, 23, was living in Abbo...
Mar 24, 2021

More questions than answers for Canadian teams as MLS releases 2021 schedule
Major League Soccer released its full 2021 schedule Wednesday, but there were more questions than answers for the three Canadian teams.All three are starting the season based out of the U.S., hoping t...
Mar 24, 2021

Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether carbon tax is constitutional
OTTAWA - It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution.The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if t...
Mar 24, 2021