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PM's office mum on Conservative Order of Canada petition for Don Cherry
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office wouldn't weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperso...
Mar 14, 2026 Hockey commentator Don Cherry in Toronto, Feb. 15, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Energized Saskatchewan Rush entering final stretch of season holding NLL's top spot
A few Saskatchewan Rush players might need a refresher on how to get to SaskTel Centre after weeks of road games. Playing just once on their home floor since mid-January, the Rush will make a return t...
Mar 14, 2026 Saskatchewan Rush defencemen Matt Acchione (left) and Adam Jay (right) celebrating a goal in the team's 9-8 victory over the Vancouver Warriors on Feb. 14, 2026. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatchewan Rush)
Manhunt for suspect in fatal shooting leads to delay in opening gates at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A man shot and killed two people in a drug store parking lot near the TPC Sawgrass and then escaped by going onto TPC Sawgrass, leading The Players Championship to delay...
Mar 14, 2026 Si Woo Kim of South Korea drives off the 17th tee during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, March 13, 2026, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Sask. curler Colton Flasch explains decision to move on from skip Mike McEwen
Colton Flasch said he's given a lot of thought to the future of his curling rink ever since November's Canadian Olympic trials. Following an early exit at the 2026 Brier in St. John's, N.L. earlier th...
Mar 14, 2026 Colton Flasch (pictured) has spent the last three seasons curling with the Mike McEwen rink, out of Saskatoon's Nutana Curling Club. (Andrew Klaver/Curling Canada)
Well-rested Saskatoon Blades face uphill climb in chase for east's fifth seed
Lengthy breaks and late season scheduling in the Western Hockey League very rarely mix. The push towards WHL playoffs often means tight turnarounds and limited time to heal up season-long injuries. Th...
Mar 13, 2026 Saskatoon Blades forwards Cooper Williams (left), Rowan Calvert (middle) and David Lewandowski (right) celebrating a goal in the team's 3-2 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on March 4, 2026. (Saskatoon Blades/Steve Hiscock)
Huskies great Gage Grassick pens memorable final chapter as U Sports basketball champion
The clock read 2.3 seconds left as Gage Grassick stepped up to the foul line in Quebec City, Que., on Sunday night. Knowing her University of Saskatchewan Huskies were moments away from capturing thei...
Mar 12, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies star guard Gage Grassick (left) holding the 'Bronze Baby' trophy after securing a second straight U Sports national championship over the University of New Brunswick Reds on March 8, 2026 (Laval Rouge et Or / Mathieu Belanger)
Passing the puck: Hockey hero Wickenheiser mentors young Sask. girl
Nine-year-old Ella Kautzman lives and breathes hockey. She's a left wing with the U11 Bengals in Warman, wearing number three on the ice. Her long ponytail flies behind her as she skates, moving with ...
Mar 12, 2026 This International Women's Month, Saskatchewan hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser (left) shared some hockey wisdom with 9-year-old Ella Kautzman (right) of Warman, inspiring the next generation of female players. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Redemption for USask alumni Kurt Oatway at 2026 Paralympic Games
Sitting in the start gate at a Paralympics wasn't new to para skier Kurt Oatway, but it's a feeling he hadn't experienced for quite some time. Last weekend, the 42-year-old Calgarian finally had the c...
Mar 11, 2026 Canadian Paralympian Kurt Oatway celebrating his bronze medal won in men's sitting downhill at the 2026 Milan Paralympics on March 7, 2026. (Canadian Paralympic Committee/Angela Burger)
Golden Huskies receive warm welcome after U Sports women's basketball title repeat
As the final seconds ticked down on the clock at Amphithtre Desjardins in Quebec City, Que. on Sunday night, University of Saskatchewan Huskies forward Ella Murphy Wiebe barely contained her excitemen...
Mar 09, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies teammates Gage Grassick (left) and Ella Murphy Wiebe (right) returning from U Sports women's basketball nationals with gold medals on March 9, 2026. (Scott Roblin/650 CKOM)
Back-to-back: Huskies women's basketball team repeats for gold at U Sports nationals
Championship material is baked into the DNA of the University of Huskies women's basketball team and on Sunday they proved why. For the second year in a row, the Huskies are national champions defeati...
Mar 08, 2026 University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team celebrating their 77-68 victory over the University of New Brunswick Reds in the 2026 U Sports women's basketball championship game on March 8, 2026 (Laval Rouge et Or / Mathieu Belanger)
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