Source: Darren Steinke The Canadian Press, May 14, 2019 The drought is over for the Prince Albert Raiders. Dante Hannoun scored 18:25 into overtime as the Raiders downed the Vancouver Giants 3-2 on Monday in Game 7 of the Western Hockey League Championship to capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup and advance to the Memorial Cup. Hannoun tapped home a backdoor feed… Continue reading Prince Albert Raiders edge Vancouver Giants in OT to win WHL Championship
Month: May 2019
Unlikely hero Robert Bortuzzo pulls Blues even with Sharks
Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, May 14, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. – When Robert Bortuzzo last scored a playoff goal, he was a rookie. In junior hockey. It was 2007 and Bortuzzo was a lanky 18-year-old when he scored for the Kitchener Rangers in an OHL playoff game. Twelve years later, the 30-year-old St. Louis Blues defenceman can’t remember the… Continue reading Unlikely hero Robert Bortuzzo pulls Blues even with Sharks
Saskatchewan Roughriders add international running back James Butler
Source: Jonathan Guignard, Global News, May 13, 2019 The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed International running back James Butler on Monday. Listed at five-foot-nine-inches and 210 pounds, Butler spent last season on the Oakland Raiders’ practice squad. Butler spent his final year of college with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes after transferring from the University of Nevada. The 24-year-old had 91 rushes… Continue reading Saskatchewan Roughriders add international running back James Butler
Employer of Choice Award rewarded for Local Hotel
Source: Canalta Hotels Press Release, May 8, 2019 Kindersley Canalta Hotel Receives Award Kindersley Saskatchewan– May 8, 2019 – Canalta Hotels, one of Western Canada’s fastest growing hotel chains, announced today that their Kindersley Canalta property has been designated as an Employer of Choice from Tourism Saskatchewan Education Council (STEC), along with 41 of their… Continue reading Employer of Choice Award rewarded for Local Hotel
Moose calf caught in barbed wire rescued by good Samaritan
Source: Cilian O’Brian, CTV News, May 14, 2019 An Alberta man was in the right place at the right time to rescue a moose calf caught in barbed wire. The young animal was in clear distress after it got a leg tangled in the fencing near the town of Rimbey, Alta. on Sunday. Its concerned… Continue reading Moose calf caught in barbed wire rescued by good Samaritan
‘Difference to women:’ Saskatchewan supports paid leave for domestic victims
Source: Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press, May 13, 2019 REGINA — Saskatchewan will be offering paid leave to victims of domestic and sexual violence who require time off from work. The government has introduced and passed legislation that it expects to take effect later this month. The change means employees, who were previously entitled to take… Continue reading ‘Difference to women:’ Saskatchewan supports paid leave for domestic victims
‘I call it Camper Land’: Cabin owners defend Sask. municipality’s plan to ban trailers
Source: Guy Quenneville, CBC News, May 14, 2019 New rules will address noise, overcrowding and tax disparity concerns, lakeshore landowners say Some cabin owners are defending a region’s plan to eventually ban trailers along lakeshore properties, saying it will protect against noisy neighbours and overcrowding. Last fall, the Rural Municipality of Mervin changed its zoning bylaw… Continue reading ‘I call it Camper Land’: Cabin owners defend Sask. municipality’s plan to ban trailers
Crystal meth crisis on Saskatchewan First Nation traced to 2015 wildfire evacuation
Source: Dan Zakreski, CBC News, May 14, 2019 Officials at Montreal Lake Cree Nation identify 600 meth users in community of 1,200 Clifford Bird traces the crystal methamphetamine crisis on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan back to the wildfire evacuation in the summer of 2015. Bird is the health director of the First Nation… Continue reading Crystal meth crisis on Saskatchewan First Nation traced to 2015 wildfire evacuation
PBR Global Cup Returns To AT&T Stadium on February 15-16
Source: Kacie Albert, PBR Canada, May 13, 2019 Tickets for the 2020 WinStar World Casino and Resort PBR Global Cup USA, presented by Monster Energy, on-sale Friday, May 17 ARLINGTON, Texas – After debuting in the U.S. in 2019 with one of the most exciting bull riding events in the sport’s history, the PBR (Professional… Continue reading PBR Global Cup Returns To AT&T Stadium on February 15-16
Alberta premier Jason Kenney says provincial carbon tax will die May 30
Source: Dean Bennett, The Associated Press, May 13, 2019 EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s carbon tax has about two weeks to live. Kenney says the Carbon Tax Repeal Act is to be introduced during next week’s legislature sitting and will have a proviso to end the tax by the end of the month. “By… Continue reading Alberta premier Jason Kenney says provincial carbon tax will die May 30