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LOCAL
Kick-starting a dream: First Nations kids take a peek at elite-level sport
Cole Currie is 11 years old, with lacrosse dreams running through his head in a non-stop loop. Someday, the kid from the Mistawasis First Nation wants to play in the National Lacrosse League. “I think about lacrosse a lot. It’s what I want to do with my life,” Currie said Sunday, a few minutes after running the gruelling beep test at the Physical Activity Complex on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Click here to read more …
Vital Signs report shows diversity in languages spoken in Saskatoon homes
The languages spoken in Saskatoon homes are more diverse according to the city’s recently released Vital Signs report. Using 2011 Statistics Canada data — the most reliable and recent data available — the Saskatoon Community Foundation (SCF) found that speaking languages other than English at home is on the rise in the city, a trend SCF manager of grants and communications Don Ewles attributes to Saskatoon’s growing immigrant community. Click here to read more …
NATIONAL
Terminally-ill New Brunswick teen behind #BeccaToldMeTo discovers new tumour
RIVERVIEW, N.B. — A New Brunswick teenager with terminal cancer whose hashtag campaign has inspired acts of kindness across the globe has been diagnosed with a new tumour. Rebecca Schofield, who lives in Riverview, N.B., has turned her years-long battle with brain cancer into an online movement encouraging people to share their good deeds on social media under #BeccaToldMeTo. Click here to read more …
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SPORTS
The likelihood is that the Saskatchewan Roughriders will need another quarterback like Darian Durant, shown during the 2013 Grey Cup game, if they are to win another title, according to columnist Rob Vanstone.
Vanstone: Premier passer is a ticket to a title
From one perspective, it may strain credulity to suggest that the Saskatchewan Roughriders should have any concerns about quarterbacking. A team that leads the CFL in touchdown passes, as the Roughriders did during the 2017 regular season, should seemingly be set at football’s most crucial position. Kevin Glenn and Brandon Bridge combined for 35 aerial touchdowns — the fifth-highest total in franchise history — while piloting the Roughriders to a 10-win season. Click here to read more …
OPINION
Tank: Look it up — Canadian cities spending big on libraries
Plans for a new downtown library in Saskatoon have been discussed for more than a decade, so it seemed odd to hear public consultations will begin in January. Library director Carol Cooley appeared in front of city council to explain how the dream of replacing or updating the antiquated Frances Morrison Central Library might become reality. Click here to read more …
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