Events were held throughout the province Monday to mark the sombre three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Saskatchewan has welcomed nearly 8,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict since. A photo exhibit in Saskatoon displays the damage that’s been done to religious temples in Ukraine during the war. The exhibit opened Sunday at Saskatoon’s Musée Ukraina. The museum…
Jesse Compher one-timed a shot from between the face-off circles to beat Minnesota’s Maddie Rooney with the game-winning goal as the Toronto Sceptres beat the Frost 2-1 on Sunday to take over sole possession of second place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The teams came into the game tied for second place in the…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join world leaders in Kyiv on Monday as Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as a Ukrainian diplomat urged Canada to “step up” its support. Zelenskyy confirmed during a news conference in Kyiv Sunday evening that he will meet with Trudeau in…
Toronto’s Pearson airport says operations are back to normal roughly a week after a crash landing that sent 21 people to hospital and led to days of travel disruptions at Canada’s busiest airport. A spokesperson for the airport says the runway where the Delta Air Lines crash took place last Monday has reopened. The spokesperson…
Christina Black’s deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Black’s Nova Scotia team reached Sunday’s semifinal at the Canadian women’s curling championship with an 8-7 win over Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik in Thunder Bay, Ont….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Southwestern British Columbia is recovering from the shock of Friday’s earthquake, which has triggered some concern about the consistency and timing of alerts sent to residents. A federal seismologist says they are looking into the issue, but some variance on alerts sent to mobile devices can and…
Casey Stoney has her first victory as Canada coach, but it came with some bruises as the sixth-ranked Canadian women survived a physical challenge from No. 31 Mexico to win 2-0 Saturday at the Pinatar Cup in Murcia, Spain. Vanessa Gilles celebrated her 50th cap with a goal and Adriana Leon added a late strike…
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil earned silver in the men’s 500-metre speed skating event at the World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland on Friday, marking his 40th career individual distance medal on the international stage. The Lévis, Que., skater clocked at 34.73 seconds, finishing 0.24 seconds behind American superstar Jordan Stolz, who claimed gold in 34.49…
The St. Mary’s Academy Flames prep team is getting ready for playoffs, despite it being a very emotional time. The all-girls private Catholic school is cutting the program and this will be the final season. “It took everybody by complete surprise,” Jamie Bettens, who has a daughter on the team, said. This elite sports program…
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is seeing more participation in its popular PC Optimum loyalty program — and more points being redeemed at checkout. Customers redeemed more than a billion dollars’ worth of Optimum points in 2024, according to Loblaw’s annual report. There are more than 17 million active Optimum users. The strength of the program caused…
