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Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature across Canada this year as province bakes
Lytton, B.C., is upholding its reputation as Canada's hot spot, recording the highest temperature across the country so far this year as an ongoing heat wave scorches much of the province. Environment...
Aug 26, 2025
Tickets for pot/drug usage, roadside suspensions and arrests in P.A. traffic blitz
A two-day traffic enforcement blitz in and around Prince Albert last week had some positive results. PA Police worked with multiple other policing agencies and SGI to target drivers that were impaired...
Aug 26, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Carney extends Canadian military mission in Latvia to 2029
RIGA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe. Carney is in Riga where he is meeting with Latvian...
Aug 26, 2025
Longtime CFL scout Craig Smith dies at the age of 69
Craig Smith, a longtime CFL scout, has died. He was 69 years old. Smith's wife, Cathy, announced her husband's death Sunday on social media. Smith was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2017 but had b...
Aug 26, 2025
Montreal's LaSalle College classes resume, impasse endures with Quebec over $30M fine
MONTREAL - A Montreal college has resumed classes even as it faces a $30-million fine by the Quebec government for exceeding enrolment in English-language programs. LaSalle College had postponed the r...
Aug 26, 2025
Israeli military says strike on Gaza hospital was targeting a Hamas camera
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camer...
Aug 26, 2025
Privacy report shines light on 2024 Sask. school division cyberattack
A new report from the Office of the Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner is shedding some light on a 2024 cyberattack incident that compromised Prairie Spirit School division data.In late 2024, schools a...
Aug 26, 2025
Quebec committee says government should stop funding private religious schools
MONTREAL - An independent committee says the Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools. The idea is one of 50 recommendations included in a report published this m...
Aug 26, 2025
Craft/Trade Show, Flea Market & Food Trucks
The Melfort Ag Society is hosting a Craft/Trade Show, with Flea Market and Food Trucks Friday, September 19.See the poster for details.
Aug 26, 2025
CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. A spokesperson says the public broadcaster will make its case in Federal...
Aug 26, 2025