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Kadriana and Colton Lott capture Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
FREDERICTON - Kadriana and Colton Lott defeated Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres 7-5 on Friday to capture the gold medal at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. The Winnipeg-based Lotts scored...
Mar 22, 2024

Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
LONDON (AP) - Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts...
Mar 22, 2024

Raiders look to clinch playoff spot against Saskatoon in last regular season home game
The Prince Albert Raiders (31-30-2-3) are set to play their final home game of the regular season on Friday night, hosting their longtime rivals the Saskatoon Blades (48-13-2-3) to kick off a home-and...
Mar 22, 2024

NESD and others affected by teacher sanctions in coming week
Teacher sanctions will continue into next week.There will be a province-wide withdrawal of extracurricular activities across the province from Monday, Mar. 25 to Thursday, Mar. 28."For weeks we have m...
Mar 22, 2024

Mustangs look to strike first against Bruins
The Melfort Mustangs begin Round 1 of their playoff series Friday night when they play host to the Estevan Bruins.After nearly a week off from any SJHL action, every team remaining is eager to get the...
Mar 22, 2024

Former footballer Robinho jailed in rural penitentiary for infamous inmates
SAO PAULO (AP) - Former footballer Robinho arrived early Friday at the rural Tremembe penitentiary where he is expected to serve at least 40% of his nine-year sentence for rape. Brazilian authorities ...
Mar 22, 2024

Veterans pan move to end military investigation, prosecution of sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - Veterans and advocates say ending the military's jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute sex crimes is the wrong move. Defence Minister Bill Blair has introduced changes to the National Def...
Mar 22, 2024
Using Marketplace to sell items reported stolen is fraud: SGI lays out top cases
A woman who was found selling items she had reported stolen on Facebook Marketplace was one of five fraud cases highlighted by SGI recently. SGI released the cases now because March is fraud preventio...
Mar 22, 2024

House approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly si...
Mar 22, 2024

Time for Canada to protect Canadians from 'forever chemicals,' toxics experts say
OTTAWA - Environmental experts on toxic chemicals say it's well past time for Ottawa to protect Canadians from a whole class of substances known as "forever chemicals." That is the term used to descri...
Mar 22, 2024