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Nishnawbe Aski Nation calling on Ottawa, Ontario to better fund fire services
TORONTO - An organization representing First Nations in northwestern Ontario is calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide better fire prevention and protection funding in Indigenous...
Jan 17, 2022

Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns
Quebec coroner Ghane Kamel said Monday that grieving families may never get the full story behind the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Kamel...
Jan 17, 2022

Battlefords members get loan extension, new rapid test distribution
Businesses in Saskatchewan have a slight extension on when it comes to loan payments.The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) program, provides interest-free, partially forgivable loans to small b...
Jan 17, 2022

Wapass trial interrupted due to COVID-19 concern
The trial for Ivor Antoine Wapass took an unexpected break Monday as a COVID-19 precaution.Wapass, 47, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Roger Standingwater, 57, on Sept. 15, 2018. ...
Jan 17, 2022

Hawks netminder honoured for weekend win
Nipawin netminder Harmon Laser-Hume was named among the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Players of the Week on Monday.Laser-Hume, 18, was named the SJHL Rookie of the Week for his efforts in ...
Jan 17, 2022

Synagogues told "be vigilant" after Texas hostage siege; Toronto police boost patrols
OTTAWA - Jewish community leaders are advising Canadian synagogues to increase their level of vigilance in case of a "copycat" attack following a hostage taking at a Texas synagogue this weekend. Toro...
Jan 17, 2022

Meadow Lake Kinsmen Club cancels in-person TeleMiracle fundraiser
A longstanding tradition in Meadow Lake continues to face challenges brought on by the current state of public health.With a few weeks still to go before the official TeleMiracle 46 event begins, the ...
Jan 17, 2022

Chief confused about provincial announcement about northern road extension
Clearwater River Dene Nation chief Teddy Clark is skeptical about the provincial government's announcement to complete part of a northern road leading to the Alberta border.In a media release issued M...
Jan 17, 2022

Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing
CALGARY - Olympic champion Ted-Jan Bloemen and world champion Laurent Dubreuil lead Canada's long-track speedskating team into Beijing's Winter Olympics next month. Calgary's Bloemen is the reigning O...
Jan 17, 2022

Riders re-sign national receiver Justin McInnis
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up another member of its receiving corps, signing national wide receiver Justin McInnis to a contract extension.McInnis was selected by the Roughriders in the ...
Jan 17, 2022