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By Ryan McNally Apr 25, 2021 7:19 AM After previously promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent of 2005 levels by 2030, SaskPower says they’ll exceed that target. Spokesperson Joel Cherry says it’s a great development. “We’ve made a lot of progress, we’re adding cleaner generation to our mix and with our updated plan, our forecasts are looking like we’re actually going to reduce our emissions by 50 percent below 2005 levels.” Cherry says the grid is seeing...

As per their Twitter page, the Saskatoon Blades brought their figurative brooms with them to the Brandt Centre in Regina, with the hopes of sweeping their bitter rivals in the Prince Albert Raiders in the season series. Instead, the Raiders snapped those brooms in half and threw them in a garbage can as they went on to bash the Blades 4-0 Thursday afternoon. Raiders goaltender Max Paddock made 20 saves to record his second shutout of the season. That’s the Raiders’ first victory of the se...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Ozzy Wiesblatt, left, and Evan Herman celebrate after Wiesblatt opened the scoring for the Prince Albert Raiders in Thursdays 4-0 win over the Saskatoon Blades. While the Saskatoon Blades won this year’s season series over the Prince Albert Raiders, the Raiders were able to prevent their archrivals from sweeping all four of their meetings in the Western Hockey League’s East Division hub in Regina with an impressive 4-0 perfo...

WHL Roundup: Paddock leads Raiders to shutout win over Blades April 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Max Paddock made 20 saves for the shutout, and the Prince Albert Raiders downed the Saskatoon Blades 4-0 on Thursday in Western Hockey League play. Paddock earned his second shutout of the season and ninth of his career by leading Prince Albert over favoured Saskatoon. Ozzy Wiesblatt scored the winner just 1:27 into the game for the Raiders (8-10-3).Terrell Goldsmith, Ladon Kosior and Justin Nachba...

Article content Saskatchewan’s environment minister says he was taken off guard by ambitious new federal climate targets that provide “a very, very short runway” for the province’s industries to adapt. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that Canada will now aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 40 and 45 per cent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. That’s considerably stronger than the previous target of 30 per cent or even the 36 per cent reduction forecast...

Broncos finally solve Regina Pats April 23, 2021 The Swift Current Broncos finally solved the Regina Pats for a 4-2 win on Thursday to avoid a season series sweep. The Broncos got goals from four different players, including the game winner 8:04 into the third period when defenseman Owen Williams faked the point shot and passed to a driving Caleb Wyrostock, who tipped home his fifth goal of the season. Playing their fifth game in seven days, the Broncos took their first lead with 1:19 remaining...

Broncos finish winless against Wheat Kings April 22, 2021 The Swift Current Broncos finished without a win against the Brandon Wheat Kings this season after a 6-1 loss on Wednesday. Five different players scored for the Wheat Kings at they finished three-for-six on the power play at the Subway Hub Centre in Regina. Nolan Ritchie scored twice, while Lynden McCallum, Rylan Thiessen, Brett Hyland, and Vincent Iorio also scored for the Wheat Kings, who improved to 16-3-2-0 to lead the East Division...

Top 10 hikes in Glacier National Park Sasha Brady about 2 hours ago Glacier National Park has a range of day hikes and backpacking hikes that are suitable for all ages and levels of fitness ©Getty Images/Cavan Images Each year nearly three million people visit Glacier National Park in Montana to enjoy some of its 740 miles of hiking trails. Most visitors keep within the trails of Going-to-the-Sun Road but some venture further into the wild, traipsing through alpine meadows, dense woodland an...

Former Swift Current Broncos goaltender Joel Hofer earned his first professional shutout on Wednesday. Hofer, 20, stopped all 41 shots he faced as the Utica Comets defeated the Binghamton Devils 3-0. Hofer began the season on the St. Louis Blues taxi squad, but has since been reassigned to the American Hockey League. He has a 2-3-0-0 record with the Comets as well as a 3.43 goals against average and a .902 save percentage. He was selected in the fourth round, 107th overall, by the Blues in the ...

By Drew Postey Photo Keith Hershmiller. Carter Chorney and Ryker Evans both picked up two points as the Regina Pats doubled up the Saskatoon Blades 4-2 Tuesday night. Roddy Ross made 20 saves in the win, the Pats first against the rival Blades this season. Pats Coach Dave Struch said the last two games, which includes a 4-3 win over Prince Albert on Sunday, have been the team’s best efforts of the year from top to bottom. “Everyone was good, I mean our goalie was good again, we are...