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Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company
While elite athletes occasionally represent themselves in contract talks, Scottish rugby league international Ryan Brierley has gone one big step further. Brierley, now playing for Hull Kingston Rover...
Jul 08, 2020

Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation
A Canadian Forces base in Alberta is recruiting a new battalion of lean, mean, eating machines for a mission that will require limited action this summer. The Department of National Defence has p...
Jul 08, 2020

Saskatchewan’s Free Fishing Weekend Is July 11 And 12
Saskatchewan's annual summer free fishing weekend is July 11 and 12. On this weekend, residents and visitors can fish in any of Saskatchewan's public waters open to sport fishing, no licence required....
Jul 08, 2020

CN Investing $105 Million in Saskatchewan
Investments Focused on Safety and Capacity to Strengthen Rail Network, Help Reduce Emissions, and Support Economic GrowthCN announced today that, as part of its strategic investments to support growin...
Jul 08, 2020

Crane collapses in east London; rescue teams on site
LONDON - A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London, injuring four people and leaving one person missing, authorities said Wednesda...
Jul 08, 2020

Canadians playing more golf in 2020 - once COVID-19 restrictions lifted
If it seems like it's been harder to get a tee time this summer, it's not just your imagination. Golf Canada reports that there were 17 per cent more scores registered with the national sport bod...
Jul 08, 2020

Grand Slam trims six-stop curling circuit to just two events in 2020-21 season
Sportsnet is trimming its six-stop Grand Slam of Curling circuit to just two events next season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The network, which owns and operates the top-flight curling...
Jul 08, 2020

Ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect next month
Ottawa's new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products in places young people can access are set to come into effect next month. Health Canada published regulations Wednesday p...
Jul 08, 2020

Canadian all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar to play in Caribbean Premier League
TORONTO - Canadian all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar has been drafted by the St. Lucia Zouks for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League cricket season. The Barbados Tridents are looking to defend their T20 t...
Jul 08, 2020

Auditor finds $2.4B in unpaid student loans, calls for stronger recovery efforts
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is calling for the federal government to step up its recovery of outstanding student loans to keep taxpayers from being left on the hook. In a report tabled in P...
Jul 08, 2020