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In the absence of an available weight room, Canadian middle-distance runner Charles Philibert-Thiboutot has been squatting his wife. At 120 pounds, Beatrice is half the weight Philibert-Thiboutot...

COVID-19 was at the top of people’s minds on Wednesday as the provincial government released pared-down numbers for the coming fiscal year. The government only released the spending estimates fo...

As COVID-19 continues spreading across Canada and Saskatchewan, a Regina business is encouraging people to focus less on the doom-and-gloom aspects of it and instead engage in acts of kindness. "We ju...

The ATP and WTA professional tennis tours suspended all competition through at least June 7 because of the new coronavirus pandemic and froze their rankings Wednesday "until further notice." In a rare...

The Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League both cancelled the remainder of their regular seasons Wednesday because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The moves came one day after the Quebec Major Juni...

The Government of Saskatchewan took the rare step Wednesday of declaring a provincial state of emergency. It's so rare that Premier Scott Moe couldn't remember it happening before. He could recall com...

DSSELDORF, Germany - Although anti-doping organizations around the world are dialing back on testing because of the coronavirus outbreak, Olympic athletes can still expect a knock on the door. The Int...

Harness driver Doug McNair remains eternally grateful to still be working, even if it's under somewhat bizarre circumstances. The Guelph, Ont., resident continues to race at Woodbine Mohawk ...

The USL Championship, the second-tier soccer league in the U.S., has extended its suspension of play through to May 10 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The league initially instituted a 30-day hiatus on Ma...

Six days after putting its season on hold, the WHL officially announced Wednesday that the 2019-20 regular season was over. The league’s board of governors, after consulting with doctors, cancel...