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2 officers shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri, police say
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - Authorities said two police officers were shot and wounded Thursday in Independence, Missouri. Independence Police Department spokesperson Officer Jack Taylor said the two off...
Feb 29, 2024

Bare Knuckle Fighting founder says it's not for everyone but Canada may like it
Quebec City's Jade Masson-Wong is a self-proclaimed adrenalin junky who isn't fazed by the sight of blood and likes putting on a show. Which makes her the perfect main event fighter for the Bare Knuck...
Feb 29, 2024

No gloves necessary. A look at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
A look at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, which holds its first Canadian show on Saturday at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, just west of Edmonton: ORIGINS: BKFC was founded in 2018...
Feb 29, 2024

Wanted man may be in Meadow Lake, Beauval
The RCMP Warrant Enforcement and Suppression team is looking for a man wanted for being unlawfully at large by Corrections Canada. Investigators say they believe 29-year-old Brenden Yew may be in the ...
Feb 29, 2024

Overtime loss sets Hawks back in playoff push
There was no quit from the Nipawin Hawks Wednesday in essentially a must-win game for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) team, but they were edged 5-4 in overtime by Weyburn.The loss leaves ...
Feb 29, 2024

Prince Albert physician to represent Canada at World Medical Soccer championships
A Prince Albert area physician is trading in his stethoscope for a pair of cleats. Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer for the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), is one of three Sa...
Feb 29, 2024

Virani says new measures meant to help prevent hate crimes will come with safeguards
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says a series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime. Arif Virani says he l...
Feb 29, 2024

Former US ambassador admits to working for decades as Cuban intelligence agent
MIAMI (AP) - A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades, bringing a lightning fast res...
Feb 29, 2024

Nevada county election official in charge of controversial 2022 hand-count plan resigns
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The top elections official in a rural Nevada county roiled by false claims of widespread election fraud that led to a partial hand-count in the 2022 midterms is resigning, a county s...
Feb 29, 2024
Saskatchewan Mountie’s family ‘relieved’ after son’s killer sentenced
Tears flowed outside Regina Court of King's Bench on Thursday after the man who killed Const. Shelby Patton was handed an 18-year prison sentence.Patton's parents, Ashley and Melanie, were emotional a...
Feb 29, 2024