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SASKATOON—Los Angeles is now gearing up to host the 2028 Olympics. Still, the Paris Games will remain memorable for some athletes, like the four athletes who won their respective countries' first gold medals, just like  Hidilyn did for the Philippines in Tokyo three years ago.  The 33rd edition of this quadrennial sporting event, which gathered the world's best athletes, ended on Sunday, Aug. 11, in the French capital. Yes, Paris 2024 is behind us, but it remains a memorable moment for Saint Lucia's Julie Alfred, Domica's  Thea LaFond, Guatemala's Adriana Ruano,  and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo. After winning gold in their respective athletics events, Alfred and LaFond did it in style for their tiny Caribbean island nations.  Alfred ruled the women's 100-metre sprint with a national record of 10.72 seconds to become Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medalist. LaFond  was triumphant in the  women's triple jump with a leap of 15.02 metres on her second at...

SASKATOON — City officials are telling the public to be vigilant on the latest utility services phone scam to target unsuspecting customers of their hard-earned money. The scammers pretend to be calling residents from the utility company. The caller then informs the resident or business of a delinquent account that needs to be settled to prevent their power from being shut off. The scam was discovered after several business owners called the city about this issue. The city reminds residents that they have not made phone calls, sent text messages, or emails demanding payment on "delinquent accounts" under the Saskatoon Light & Power. The phone messages are robocalls. The city never requests or collects residents' bank or credit card information by phone, text, or email. However, it does collect banking information when setting up new utility accounts, making direct debit payments, or using the Tax Instalment Payment Plan Service program. The city tells resident...

SASKATOON--Everyone is on a feverish high because of the 2024 Paris Olympics, especially in my home country, the Philippines, where gymnast Carlos Yulo made history by winning two gold medals in one edition of the Summer Games. Yulo's exploits in the floor exercise and vault events of men's gymnastics were the Philippines' third Olympic gold medal after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz's historic feat in 2021 in Tokyo. Diaz, a silver medalist in the 2016 Rio Games, ended the Philippines' Olympic gold medal hunt to become the first Filipino to clinch the coveted prize. After three years, it was Yulo's turn, and he did it twice, the first in men's gymnastics floor exercise and vault events in 24 hours. He is the first Filipino male gold medalist and double gold medalist. Here is some trivia: Arianne Cerdena could have been the Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist when she ruled women's bowling  at the 1988 Seoul Games. Willy Wang gave the country another ...