Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Government withholding funding 'related to suspended Canada Soccer officials'
PARIS - Canada sports minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is withholding some of Canada Soccer's funding following a spying scandal involving the Olympic women's soccer team. FIFA docked six...
Jul 28, 2024
Blake Tierney ready to make a splash for Canada at Paris Olympics
Saskatoon's Blake Tierney is about to live out his Olympic dream in Paris. The 22-year-old swimmer qualified for the Paris Games at the Olympic trials in Toronto this past May. He'll make his Olympic ...
Jul 26, 2024 Blake Tierney (left) poses with his bronze medal in the Men’s 100m Backstroke finals during the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games on Monday, October 23, 2023. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/COC)
Riders can't hold on in Montreal, fall 20-16 to the Als
It was a tale of two halves for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Montreal. The Riders took a 16-3 lead into halftime against the Montreal Alouettes but some adjustments by the home team and a change at...
Jul 25, 2024
Changes made at Saskatchewan Summer Games due to heat, smoke
The 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games, which kicked off Sunday in Lloydminster, are being affected by smoke from the wildfires burning across Western Canada. “Most of our provincial sport organizat...
Jul 24, 2024
Riders' A.J. Ouellette out, Frankie Hickson comes in against Als
A.J. Ouellette will be given at least a week to rest by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "I think we might let the horse chill in the stable for a little bit just to get back," said Riders head coach Cor...
Jul 23, 2024
Riders' Ajou set for first CFL start as Schaffer-Baker injured
The Ajou Ajou show is set to get fully underway. Ajou, a first-year CFL pass-catcher, is expected to start his first CFL game when the Saskatchewan Roughriders head to Montreal to take on the Alouette...
Jul 22, 2024
Youth athletes brace for heat at Sask. Summer Games in Lloydminster
Hundreds of youth athletes have arrived in Lloydminster for the Saskatchewan Summer Games, which held its opening ceremony on Sunday night. Greg Perreaux, Executive Direction of the Saskatchewan Games...
Jul 22, 2024
Canadian athletes have mixed feelings over Russians competing in Paris
A complex issue evokes complex feelings among Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes bound for Paris. The International Olympic and Paralympic committees allowing some Russian and Belarusian athlete...
Jul 21, 2024
Sask. Summer Games coach reflects on time as an athlete
It's about to be a big week for Lloydminster. The Saskatchewan Summer Games kick off in the Border City, with it's opening ceremonies today. The summer games haven't been held since 2016, with the pre...
Jul 21, 2024
How B.C.'s firefighting smokejumpers take 'ultra-extreme and make it seem mundane'
VANCOUVER - Standing on the edge of an open aircraft hatch, a smokejumper in a pale yellow suit steadies himself before rocking back then swinging out the door and vanishing as gravity takes over. "Ju...
Jul 20, 2024
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
