Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Province issues special warrant to address $369M in extra expenses
The provincial government is doing some last-minute accounting to find the cash to make up for an extra $369 million in expenses across 11 different ministries this year. Since the legislature isn't c...
Feb 24, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Police move to clear rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - Several protesters were detained Monday morning as provincial police moved in to clear a rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in central Ontario that has br...
Feb 24, 2020 Ontario Provincial Police officers lead away a man after making an arrest at a rail blockade in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, near Belleville, Ont., on Monday Feb. 24, 2020, as they protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en Nation hereditary chiefs attempting to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline on their traditional territories. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Teck withdraws application for Frontier mine, citing discourse over climate change
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has withdrawn its application for a massive oilsands mining project just days ahead of an expected government decision, citing the political discourse over climate chan...
Feb 24, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Val Sweeting wins elusive Scotties title with Kerri Einarson's Manitoba rink
Val Sweeting finally won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and she was able to do it in the province she grew up in. She just wasn't wearing green to do it. Sweeting was the third on Kerri Einarson's ...
Feb 23, 2020 Manitoba Skip Kerri Einarson (far left), third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Meilleur celebrate winning the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw on Feb. 23, 2020. (Curling Canada/Twitter)
Blockades remain in place as Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs returning to B.C.
Hereditary chiefs from Wet'suwet'en First Nation were expected to return to British Columbia Sunday after visiting Mohawk communities in eastern Canada, with no signs that blockades crippling the coun...
Feb 23, 2020
Hans Madsen and his beard bring smiles to curlers and fans at Scotties
For 70-year-old Saskatchewan sports fan Hans Madsen, cheering for every team at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is what makes the event truly memorable. Madsen stands out in any crowd of curling fan...
Feb 22, 2020 Hans Madsen was decked out to support Quebec during one day of action at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Moose Jaw's Fish a rising star in the speed skating world
When he was a young speed skater in Moose Jaw, Graeme Fish used to practise by doing laps every Saturday. A week ago Friday, practice made perfect. On Feb. 14, the 22-year-old Fish set a world record ...
Feb 21, 2020 Moose Jaw's Graeme Fish celebrates his gold medal and world record in the 10,000 metres at the world single distances speed skating championships on Feb. 14, 2020. (Speed Skating Canada/Facebook)
'Pretty magical:' Saskatchewan savours final Scotties game in front of home crowd
They didn't post the record they wanted, but the members of Team Saskatchewan will still look back fondly at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. "I think every Scotties experience is something tha...
Feb 21, 2020 Saskatchewan second Jessie Hunkin (left) and lead Kara Thevenot during the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (Curling Canada/Facebook)
Survivor: German shooter emptied magazine, calmly walked out
HANAU, Germany - Piter Minnemann and his friends were eating when they heard shots fired outside the door of the snack bar in Hanau where they had gathered. Minnemann, 18, recalled that he had just go...
Feb 21, 2020
Fentanyl, meth connected to recent deaths: Coroner
Early toxicology results from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service say illicit drugs likely were responsible for two recent deaths in Regina. On Feb. 14, police found a 28-year-old man dead at a home nea...
Feb 21, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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