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Police presence at Bell’s Point
La Ronge RCMP is telling the public to be careful in the area of Bell's Point as there is an increased police presence.People should avoid the places where officers are and follow directions given. Mo...
Jul 21, 2022
Back to Batoche 2022
We're going Back to Batoche to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the in-person festival on July 21 - 24, 2022.Please join us for four days of Mtis culture, food, and music.See our Webpage for all info...
Jul 21, 2022
Maud Charron, Josh Cassidy named Canada's flag-bearers for Commonwealth Games
OTTAWA - Weightlifter Maude Charron and wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Charron,...
Jul 21, 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume nor...
Jul 21, 2022
187 minutes: Jan. 6 committee focuses on Trump himself in prime-time hearing finale
WASHINGTON - Tonight's prime-time finale by the Jan. 6 committee will be focused on Donald Trump himself and what he was doing - or not doing - while violence raged on Capitol Hill. The committee's ei...
Jul 21, 2022
Canada teams learn path at Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa
Canada's men will play Zimbabwe while the Canadian women face China in their opening matches at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. The schedule was released Thursday, marking the 50-day lead-...
Jul 21, 2022
Conservative Party of Canada decides to hold third leadership debate in August
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada has decided to hold a third debate in the contest to become its next leader. Members of the leadership election organizing committee met Wednesday and decided...
Jul 21, 2022
Canadian gymnasts ask sport minister to suspend government funding to their sport
More than 500 Canadian gymnasts are calling on Canada's Sport Minister to freeze funding to their national sport organization. In a public letter Thursday to Minister Pascale St-Onge - and after four ...
Jul 21, 2022
Heat warnings across Canada, BoC inflation lessons : In The News for July 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 21, 2022
Expanded Quebec provincial police cold case squad has yet to solve a murder
MONTREAL - More than 50 years later, Isabel Marcotte still feels the pain of her sister's murder every day. On Sept. 12, 1969, 14-year-old Teresa Martin got off the bus near her home in Montreal's nor...
Jul 21, 2022