Month: July 2016

Schedule Announced for Canada West Football on Shaw TV

By University of Saskatchewan Huskie Staff, huskies.usask.ca, July 27, 2016  NEW WESTMINSTER – For a 10th consecutive season Canada West football will air on Shaw TV, as the conference released its 2016 regular season TV schedule Wednesday. The upcoming season marks a decade of Krown Produce Canada West Football on Shaw TV, with Canada’s future… Continue reading Schedule Announced for Canada West Football on Shaw TV

Warriors Brook Looking To Crack Canada U18 Roster

By Moose Jaw Warriors Staff, mjwarriors.ca,  July 27, 2016  Moose Jaw Warrior Josh Brook is headed to Calgary this week looking to take the next step with Hockey Canada. Brook is one of 44 players taking part in Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp in preparation for the 2016 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial… Continue reading Warriors Brook Looking To Crack Canada U18 Roster

Rio 2016: 5 Olympic rivalries to watch

By Matt Cullen, CBC Sports, July 28, 2016  It doesn’t get more heated than Canada-U.S. soccer women Every four years, the Olympics celebrate athletes from around the world. It’s all fun and games at the opening ceremony, but once the fireworks die down, these athletes are ready to do whatever it takes to win gold. Read… Continue reading Rio 2016: 5 Olympic rivalries to watch

World’s deepest underwater sinkhole discovered in South China Sea

By Alexander Maveal, Global News, July 28, 2016  Locals call the Longdong blue hole the “eye” of the South China Sea Researchers in China have declared a blue hole off the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea to be the world’s deepest. Sansha Ship Course Research Institute for Coral Protection researchers used an underwater robot and… Continue reading World’s deepest underwater sinkhole discovered in South China Sea

Hotter weather expected near California blaze that killed 1

By The Associated Press, July 28, 2016  BIG SUR, Calif. — California crews contended with hotter temperatures and lower humidity Thursday near scenic Big Sur where a wildfire has destroyed 34 homes and killed a bulldozer driver working to contain the massive blaze. More than 3,000 firefighters working around the clock got a break from… Continue reading Hotter weather expected near California blaze that killed 1

'Exciting moment': Canadian MP at DNC watches history unfold

By CTV News, Thursday, July 28, 2016  An Ontario MP will be one of many Canadians watching history unfold in Philadelphia on Thursday night, when Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to accept a major U.S. party’s nomination for president. Salma Zahid, a Liberal MP who represents the Ontario riding of Scarborough Centre, is attending… Continue reading 'Exciting moment': Canadian MP at DNC watches history unfold

Pokemon Go causing crashes, Regina police say

By CBC News, July 28, 2016  Police worried gamers aren’t keeping their eyes on the road The super-popular phone game Pokemon Go is causing fender benders in Regina — and the police are not pleased. Regina police took to Twitter on Wednesday, saying they have responded to a number of vehicle collisions involving the recently-released Nintendo… Continue reading Pokemon Go causing crashes, Regina police say

McKay handed 10-year sentence for fatal drunk-driving crash

By Kevin Menz, CTV News, Wednesday, July 27, 2016  Catherine McKay’s blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit when she crashed her SUV into a car at Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road, killing a family of four, a Crown prosecutor says. The 49-year-old woman was sentenced Wednesday at Saskatoon Provincial Court to 10 years… Continue reading McKay handed 10-year sentence for fatal drunk-driving crash