By Jason Hills, Canada West Communications, huskies.usask.ca, August 31, 2016 Canada West Football: Huskies Hope To Return To Conference Elite For over a decade, the Saskatchewan Huskies have been one of the strongest teams in the Canada West conference. For years they were a team on the Vanier Cup contender list – but last… Continue reading Huskies Hope To Return To Conference Elite
Month: August 2016
Grilli’s momentum stalls in Blue Jays’ loss to Orioles
By Ben Nicholson-Smith, Sportsnet.ca, August 30, 2016 Matt Wieters snapped the 3-3 tie with a two-run shot into right field in the eighth off of Jason Grilli as the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles 5-3. Jason Grilli has been so dominant since joining the Toronto Blue Jaysthat it’s easy to forget he’s… Continue reading Grilli’s momentum stalls in Blue Jays’ loss to Orioles
Week 11 CFL picks: Bombers look to stay hot versus Roughriders
By Justin Dunk, Sportsnet.ca, August 30, 2016 Labour Day weekend brings us the one and only five-game week on the 2016 Canadian Football League schedule. That means an opportunity to pick more winners. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-4) @ Saskatchewan Roughriders (1-8) The Prairie rivalry gets renewed on Labour Day weekend with two teams heading in… Continue reading Week 11 CFL picks: Bombers look to stay hot versus Roughriders
Town of Kindersley: Notice of Call for Nominations
By Town of Kindersley, August 31, 2016 Municipal Elections Public notice is hereby given that nomination of candidates for the offices of: Mayor: Town of Kindersley Councillor: Town of Kindersley Number to be Elected: Six (6) will be received by the undersigned on the 21st day of SEPTEMBER, 2016, 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM at TOWN… Continue reading Town of Kindersley: Notice of Call for Nominations
CME live cattle futures rise for first session in 12
By Reuters News Service, The Western Producer, August 30, 2016 CHICAGO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Tuesday closed in positive territory for the first time in 12 sessions, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. August live cattle, which will expire on Wednesday, closed up… Continue reading CME live cattle futures rise for first session in 12
Historic commercial flight from U.S. to Cuba set to take off
By Michael Weissenstein, The Associated Press, August 31, 2016 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century flew out of Fort Lauderdale for the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War.… Continue reading Historic commercial flight from U.S. to Cuba set to take off
Michigan dog swims over 10 kilometres, walks 19 more to find family
By The Associated Press, August 31, 2016 BEULAH, Mich. — A dog swam more than 10 kilometres and walked nearly 20 more to find its family after falling overboard into Lake Michigan during the weekend. Edward Casas was boating on the lake Sunday with his wife, Kristin, and the family dog, a 10-month old Belgian… Continue reading Michigan dog swims over 10 kilometres, walks 19 more to find family
Clinton to stress American exceptionalism in Ohio
By Catherine Lucey and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press, August 31, 2016 SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton plans to stress her support for American exceptionalism during a speech in the battleground state of Ohio, while arguing that Donald Trump has rejected the concept. Clinton’s midday address at the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes… Continue reading Clinton to stress American exceptionalism in Ohio
Economy shrinks in second quarter, worst showing since financial crisis
By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press, August 31, 2016 OTTAWA — The Canadian economy shrivelled in the second quarter to its worst performance in seven years, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The federal agency said real gross domestic product fell at an annualized rate of 1.6 per cent in the three-month period, due in large part… Continue reading Economy shrinks in second quarter, worst showing since financial crisis
Report: More than half of Sask.'s doctors received degrees outside of Canada
By Riley Laychuk, CBC News, August 30, 2016 Saskatchewan has more doctors who earned their degrees outside of Canada than any other province or territory Saskatchewan has more doctors who received their degrees outside of Canada than any other province or territory, according to new statistics released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. According… Continue reading Report: More than half of Sask.'s doctors received degrees outside of Canada