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As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canada's broadcasting regulator should look into regulating Meta when the Online News Act comes into effect, as users find loopholes to share news on it...
Dec 05, 2023

Herdman remembers Sinclair's 'very, very special' game at London Olympics
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair's resume features a record-long list of goals and plenty of highlights, but perhaps none more memorable than the 2012 London Olympics semifinal against the United States...
Dec 05, 2023

Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom sidelined with fractured finger
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is sidelined with a fractured finger. The club says Markstrom, who left Monday's practice after injuring his right hand, doesn't require surgery and is week t...
Dec 05, 2023

Canada considering options to get extended family of Canadians out of Gaza
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he is considering options to get the extended family members of Canadians out of the embattled Gaza Strip. Most Canadians with extended family members in...
Dec 05, 2023

Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall
VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...
Dec 05, 2023

Man wanted for assault in Pelican Narrows area
RCMP are asking the public for help finding a 27-year-old man wanted for assault.Ashton Ballantyne is wanted for several incidents that have happened over the past six months in the Pelican Narrows ar...
Dec 05, 2023
Sask. Party MLA addresses motel rates for Social Services clients
Saskatchewan Party MLA Gary Grewal spoke Monday for the first time since questions were raised about the motel he owns in Regina.In November, his motel was called out for charging higher rates for Min...
Dec 05, 2023

CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125 million budget shortfall.The public broadcast...
Dec 05, 2023

Rug Weaving Workshop in Spruce Home
There will be a rug weaving workshop at the Spruce Home Activity Centre.Deadline to register is December 6.See the poster for details.
Dec 05, 2023

Canadian with family in Gaza calling on Ottawa to advocate more for its citizens
An Ontario man says he is desperate to get his two children and wife out of the Gaza Strip as Israel intensifies its offensive into southern areas of the besieged territory. Nael Alhalis, says his 13-...
Dec 05, 2023