A sports arbitration court on Wednesday dismissed Canada’s appeal of a six-point penalty against its Olympic women’s soccer team in the wake of a drone spying scandal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its panel of three arbitrators rejected the appeal by Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer following a closed-door hearing on Tuesday. […]
The fires in Jasper are now out, and crews are trying to re-establish some of the infrastructure like power, and water. The wildfire that raged through the town has moved on as well. Some Parks Canada staff who are fighting the fire, are among those who have lost their homes. The devastation in the tourist […]
Former Saskatchewan Party legislature member Lyle Stewart has died. Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that Stewart died at 73 after a battle with cancer. “Lyle was a man of few words, which is unusual for a politician, but you always knew where he stood,” Moe said on social media. “His quiet strength and dedication to the people […]
Two farm groups are calling on the federal government, CPKC and CN Rail, and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) that represents workers at both railways, to do whatever it takes to prevent a national strike from happening. The Wheat Growers and Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are concerned about job action occurring right […]
Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Tonight Slight risk of an early evening shower or thundershower, otherwise mainly clear skies Wind: W-NW 15-25 km/h Low: 13° 30% early Wednesday Mostly sunny skies Wind: W 10-20 km/h High: 30° 0% Wednesday Night Mainly clear skies Wind: Becoming S-SE 15-25 km/h […]
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has been cracking down on grain companies not paying farmers for their delivery. Back on March 25, the CGC removed the grain dealer licence and a primary elevator licence for an elevator in Holland, Manitoba from Zeghers Seed Inc, also known as Zeghers Canada. A review of individual producer claims […]
High atop of his horse, Good Morning Saskatchewan had a chance to speak with Levi Speir about the 37th Annual Herbert Stampede coming this weekend. Hang on to your hat and enjoy a wonderful weekend of bucking bulls, wild horses, barrel racing and mutton busting, just to note a few of the many things going […]
I remember watching the Montreal Summer Games in 1976. Athletics (track & field) were a big draw with names like Greg Joy representing Canada in high jump. He was Canada’s last hope to get a gold medal for the country in-front of 70,000 fans at Olympic Stadium. Joy missed his jump at 2.25 m and […]