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Quebecers evacuated over fears of dike breach won't be able to return before Dec. 17
MONT-LAURIER, Que. - Residents forced from their homes in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears a dike could burst and unleash a torrent of water won't be able to return for another 11 days. Official...
Dec 06, 2023

Meet the candidates seeking to be national chief of the Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is choosing a new national chief as part of its three-day special assembly in Ottawa. There were six candidates competing to lead the Assembly of First Nations, ...
Dec 06, 2023

Nevada grand jury indicts six Republicans who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their ...
Dec 06, 2023

Canada's sport minister supports Haudenosaunee bid to play lacrosse at 2028 Olympics
Canada's sport minister says she hopes to see the Haudenosaunee Nationals compete in lacrosse under their own flag at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Carla Qualtrough issued the statement hours after U...
Dec 06, 2023

World Cup snowboarders buzzing over faster big air slope at Commonwealth Stadium
EDMONTON - Organizers are promising a steeper, faster slope as the FIS snowboard big air World Cup returns to Commonwealth Stadium this weekend. Sixty of the world's top male riders and 30 female ride...
Dec 06, 2023

Canada's Henderson and Conners happy to be reunited at Grant Thornton Invitational
Canada's Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners are a perfect 1-0 when paired together on the golf course. They're ready to improve their decade-old record this week. Henderson and Conners were teammates ...
Dec 06, 2023

'Sho' Him the Money: Sports prof says an Ohtani signing would be worth Jays' overpay
A so-called "overpay" for top free agent Shohei Ohtani would be worth it for the Toronto Blue Jays considering all the extra benefits such a signing would create, a Canadian sports management associat...
Dec 06, 2023

Marauders on top early as basketball season tips off in P.A.
Basketball season is underway in Prince Albert, and it was a good start to the year for the St. Mary Marauders Senior Girl's team.The Marauders won their home tournament, which took place at Ecole St....
Dec 06, 2023

Cyberactivity targeting elections on rise, says report from Canada's e-spy service
OTTAWA - A new federal report says cyberthreat activity targeting elections is increasing worldwide, and is now more likely to be seen in Canada's next federal ballot. The report by the Canadian Centr...
Dec 06, 2023

'I just shot and killed him': Mountie texted wife after lover's death
Graphic details of a love affair between two men and a marriage in disarray, were read aloud in a Prince Albert courtroom Wednesday morning.A digital forensic investigator from Calgary Police was the ...
Dec 06, 2023