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Greens should investigate Annamie Paul's racism claims, says leadership contender
OTTAWA - The Green activist who came second to Annamie Paul in the last leadership race says he is being urged by many to stand again. Dimitri Lascaris, a Montreal-based lawyer and activist, is "vacil...
Sep 29, 2021

Strong support for Honouring Walk; Flag-Raising ceremony
The City of North Battleford, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC), Red Pheasant Communications representatives, as well as many other supporters, came together Wednesday at the Don Ross Centr...
Sep 29, 2021

Meadow Lake RCMP requesting public information in attempted shooting
The Meadow Lake RCMP is asking the public for information about a reported shooting. On Sept. 24, police received a complaint that a woman driving a vehicle down Third Street East had been shot at aro...
Sep 29, 2021

Muskoday First Nation seeing rise in members getting first COVID vaccine as community outbreak grows
The Muskoday First Nation, southeast of Prince Albert, is seeing a sizable jump in members getting the COVID-19 vaccine.A mobile vaccine clinic was held in the community on Tuesday where 22 individual...
Sep 29, 2021

Prisons bureau: Death toll in Ecuador prison clash tops 100
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities find more bodies, Ecuador's prison service said Wedne...
Sep 29, 2021

FDFN hosting ceremonies on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On a day meant for healing and learning, Flying Dust First Nation is hosting a public gathering to facilitate the process and bring the community together. Thursday marks the first time Canada will ob...
Sep 29, 2021

Melfort and District Museum presented with Award of Merit from Museums Association of Saskatchewan
Over the past six years, the Melfort and District Museum has worked to create an indigenous exhibit that encompasses the breadth of plains history, from its earliest peoples to historical and even con...
Sep 29, 2021

Former Flames captain returns to Saddledome in Kraken colours
CALGARY - Mark Giordano didn't wait until the NHL regular season to return to the Saddledome. The former Flames captain feels it's important to get pre-season games in with the Seattle Kraken, who plu...
Sep 29, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation Day personal for new governor general, Mary May Simon
OTTAWA - Governor General Mary May Simon has some very personal reflections on the eve of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As the daughter of a white father and Inuk mother, M...
Sep 29, 2021

Woman convicted in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church granted day parole
EDMONTON - A woman convicted in the death of a 19-month-old boy found outside a church has been granted day parole for six months. Tasha-Lee Mack and her then-boyfriend Joey Crier were each charged wi...
Sep 29, 2021