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The life of Fred Sasakamoose is fit for Hollywood. The iconic figure in Saskatchewan hockey is highly regarded not only in the athletic realm but as a fixture of inspiration for First Nations communit...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Frustration and disappointment were the prevailing emotions for Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley on Tuesday night.  His team had been expected to go on a long run in the ...

A daycare in Regina is dealing with positive COVID-19 cases. The province has declared an outbreak at the First Years Learning Centre in The Greens — the daycare attached to the joint-use school...

TORONTO - The thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack might end next month after all. Woodbine Entertainment said Tuesday it continues to have "productive conversations with senior levels" of...

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has postponed seven games in its Maritimes Division this week following new COVID-19 restrictions in that region. The games scheduled Wednesd...

A tenured professor at McMaster University, Nick Bontis's school bio says he's recognized internationally as a "leading strategy and management guru." Those skills -- combined with some guidance from ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Canadian junior Andrew Nembhard has had his transfer to Gonzaga approved by the NCAA and will be available for the No. 1 Bulldogs' season opener.  Nembhard, a six-foot-five, 193-...

Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19.  Sasakamoose died Tuesday in Prince Albert, Sask. He was 86.  Fred's so...

A Saskatchewan-born pioneer in the game of hockey has passed away. Fred Sasakamoose — one of the first Indigenous-born players to play in the NHL — has died, according to his son Neil Sasa...

Ryan Meili is calling on the Saskatchewan government to create a multi-sector task force to help deal with COVID-19. The Saskatchewan NDP leader sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday asking fo...