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Trudeau to meet with Biden, California governor on Day 2 of Summit of the Americas
LOS ANGELES - It's an itinerary worthy of Hollywood: the governor of California, the man who runs Google and the president of the United States. Day 2 at the Summit of the Americas is shaping up to be...
Jun 09, 2022

Canada's women's soccer squad to face Australia, New Zealand in September friendlies
The Canadian women's soccer team will head Down Under for a pair of friendlies in September. Canada, ranked sixth in the world, will take on the Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of the 2023 Women's...
Jun 08, 2022

Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament sees strong turnout for 26th year
The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation held their 26th annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament Tuesday in North Battleford. Taking place at North Battleford Golf and Country Club, executive di...
Jun 08, 2022

Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee
OTTAWA - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afgh...
Jun 08, 2022

Woman declared deceased following Highway 4 rollover
A woman is dead following a rollover south of Battleford on Tuesday.Police responded to the report of a single vehicle rollover on Highway 4 around 7:40 a.m. This was roughly 10 kilometres south of th...
Jun 08, 2022

White House champions summit initiatives despite no-shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The White House on Wednesday pushed back against the notion that the absence of several key leaders from this week's Summit for the Americas amounts to a backslide for democracy as ...
Jun 08, 2022

Cancelling friendly a 'tough decision' for Canadian soccer team: captain
VANCOUVER - Refusing to play a friendly game against Panama on Sunday was a decision the Canadian men's soccer team didn't take lightly, says Atiba Hutchinson. Locked in a prolonged contract dispute w...
Jun 08, 2022

Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...
Jun 08, 2022

Summer Sizzler Fair back after two-year hiatus
It's been over two years of waiting for the City of Humboldt, since they were last able to hold their annual Summer Sizzler Fair (COVID postponement). That wait is now almost over. The four-day event ...
Jun 08, 2022

Four arrested, one at large following kidnapping incident
Meadow Lake RCMP arrested several people on Monday in relation to a kidnapping incident.Police got a call that evening after 9:00 p.m. that a woman was forced into a vehicle against her will. An inves...
Jun 08, 2022