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Saskatchewan’s general election campaign moves into its second day today with both main parties staking out competing visions for the province. The Saskatchewan Party’s Scott Moe kick-started the race by promising broad-based tax relief to reduce personal income taxes. He says the average family of four would save $3,400 over four years.  The NDP’s Carla Beck has […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive back Deontai Williams was remorseful about his hit on Ottawa Redblacks’ receiver Kalil Pimpleton. “I regret my decision, I wish I could rewind everything. On that play right there, I wish I could use my body weight to lay on them and get them down instead of trying to pick them up and slam […]

REGINA – The New Democrats and their leader Carla Beck have officially staged their first campaign event following the official writ drop on Tuesday. Beck was flanked by Regina and area candidates at their campaign event at the NDP’s Regina offices. The NDP has held severs campaign events over the past month but this was […]

SASKATOON — Scott Moe promised his government would make life easier for Saskatchewan residents if the Saskatchewan Party maintains its hold of the Legislature after the elections on Monday, Oct. 28. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Moe announced that the official campaign period begins after asking Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty to dissolve the legislature. In a […]

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is confirming what has been widely expected – the provincial election campaign starts Tuesday. Moe says in a post on social media that he plans to ask Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty to dissolve the legislature, launching the campaign with voting day on Oct. 28. Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority after spending […]

Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. Wheatley […]

Canadian running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon produced his best professional performance during the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks in Week 17.  After Ryquell Armstead left the game with an upper body injury, the Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC native was pressed into action.  “We call him Thomas the Train. Thomas the Train was out there toting that thing. […]

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A family spokeswoman says Kristofferson died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday. He was 88.  Kristofferson brought a gritty realism to country music with compositions like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night” and and “Me and Bobby McGee.” […]

REGINA — Some Canadian Football League games are high-scoring shootouts, some are close back-and-forth battles and some are just grinding wars to the finish. Saturday’s contest between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Redblacks was most certainly an example of the latter, as the two teams engaged in a physical scrap that saw the Roughriders emerge […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive line coach Phillip Daniels believes Miles Brown has been unfairly labelled a dirty player.  Brown has been involved in three questionable hits on quarterbacks this season, two resulted in him being fined by the CFL. One fine was handed out for a high hit on Zach Collaros in the Labour Day Classic and […]