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Not all fairy tales have happy endings – Bombers repeat as Grey Cup Champs
It was by all accounts, a great evening with the exception of a gale force wind that made Grey Cup 108 one of the more interesting games in 2021.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the defending Grey Cup c...
Dec 15, 2021

PM urges caution before Christmas as government mulls Omicron measures
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says people will have to be careful as they finalize their Christmas plans this year, now that the highly transmissible Omicron variant is spreading through Cana...
Dec 15, 2021

Conservatives should change stance, be prepared to challenge Bill 21 in court: MP
OTTAWA - A Tory MP says Conservatives need to re-examine their stance when it comes to a controversial secularism law in Quebec and be prepared to challenge it in court. Mark Strahl, a representative ...
Dec 15, 2021

Halifax Mooseheads advance home game to avoid new COVID-19 gathering restrictions
HALIFAX - The Halifax Mooseheads say they are sticking to their plan to advance one of their home games to avoid a new cap on gathering limits imposed by the province to slow the spread of COVID-19. T...
Dec 15, 2021

Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin's plea Wednesday means he will not face a...
Dec 15, 2021

Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate in November held steady at 4.7 per cent
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation held steady in November as the consumer price index rose 4.7 per cent compared with a year ago.The result matched the year-over-year increa...
Dec 15, 2021

Canadian Press newsmakers of the year since 1946
Children who didn't come home from residential schools have been chosen as the 2021 newsmaker of the year in a survey by The Canadian Press. Here is a list of past newsmakers as chosen in an annual po...
Dec 15, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Residential school victims named newsmaker of the year: CP poll
Children who didn't come home from residential schools have been chosen newsmaker of the year in a survey by The Canadian Press. News editors say the discovery of unmarked graves at the former schools...
Dec 15, 2021

P.A. athlete brings in five medals as trek for 2022 Paralympics continues
A Prince Albert athlete is solidifying her spot on Canada's Paralympic roster.Skier Brittany Hudak, who has a limb deficiency, recently competed in six races at the Canmore 2021 World Para Nordic Skii...
Dec 15, 2021

Herman the hat trick hero as Raiders Overcome ICE
Losses have been few and far between for the Winnipeg ICE this season, but the Prince Albert Raiders have handed them two now after a victory at the Art Hauser Centre. This time, they didn't need over...
Dec 15, 2021