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Scotties to honour longtime Sask. curling umpire
Curling was always a part of the lives of Bryan Rindal and his wife, Deanna. "I was a university student in Saskatoon. My mom and dad had moved to P.A., so we went up there to curl. I bought a ticket ...
Feb 17, 2020 A tribute for CurlSask chief umpire Deanna Rindal (centre) will be held Monday at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (CurlSask)
Federal emergency group to meet on pipeline protests as rail blockades continue
The prime minister is meeting with an emergency group today to discuss anti-pipeline blockades that have shut down swaths of the country's train system. Justin Trudeau says the Incident Response Group...
Feb 17, 2020 A CN train crosses Broad Street in Regina, Sask. on March 27, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Team Saskatchewan bounces back to earn win to end Day 2 of Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her rink were able to bounce back and end Sunday on a high note. Silvernagle, who is representing Saskatchewan at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, overcame an early four-p...
Feb 16, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
The federal government will evacuate Canadians from a quarantined cruise ship docked in Japan, Global Affairs announced late Saturday, citing the "extraordinary circumstances" on board. Ottawa said it...
Feb 16, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jae C. Hong
Regina minor hockey team contending for Good Deeds Cup
The Regina Rebels have cracked the Top 3 in their hunt for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup. Coach Nathan Strueby said the team held a get-together Saturday night as they awaited the results. "The girls w...
Feb 16, 2020 Elise Baron (left), Nola Exner and Nathan Strueby dropped by 980 CJME on Jan. 30, 2020, to talk about the Regina Rebels' pursuit of the Good Deeds Cup. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's Thevenot recalls son's experience in NICU on Sandra Schmirler Day at the Scotties
Kara Thevenot received the news no new mother wants to hear. Thevenot's first son, Kaden, was born 34 weeks into pregnancy, roughly six weeks premature three years ago. Kaden had to spend nine days in...
Feb 16, 2020 Kara Thevenot during Team Saskatchewan practice at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Feb.14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Lawton's experience, calming influence seen in Saskatchewan's 6-4 win at Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink have more than just last year's Scotties experience to draw on throughout the 2020 tournament. Third Stefanie Lawton was the skip for Saskatchewan when the ...
Feb 15, 2020 Team Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton during the team's practice on Feb. 14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Canada joins other nations pressing Iran for compensation to Ukranian jetliner victims
MUNICH - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he and his counterparts from countries that lost citizens in last month's Ukrainian jetliner crash pressed Iran for compensation toda...
Feb 15, 2020 Iran's foreign minister is to make a brief appearance at a meeting hosted in Germany by Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne with counterparts from countries that lost citizens the Ukrainian jetliner crash near Tehran last month. Zarif speaks at a global conference in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Manish Swarup
Transport Canada to launch school bus seatbelt pilots in Sudbury, Ont., and B.C.
OTTAWA - Some kids who take the bus to school in British Columbia and Sudbury, Ont., can expect to buckle up as part of a new seatbelt pilot project announced by the federal government on Friday. Tran...
Feb 15, 2020
Silvernagle rink ready for second Scotties appearance
Robyn Silvernagle's rink is hoping its second trip to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts can build off last year's debut. In its first Scotties in 2019, the North Battleford-based team finished with a ...
Feb 14, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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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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