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Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver's Coors Field over objections to changes in Georg...
Nov 16, 2023
Legislation introduced to cut carbon tax from SaskEnergy bills
Legislation introduced in Saskatchewan on Thursday will remove Ottawa's carbon tax from SaskEnergy bills starting Jan. 1.The provincial government said the move will save Saskatchewan families an aver...
Nov 16, 2023

Foreign workers who claim exploitation by Quebec company say Ottawa no longer helping
MONTREAL - A group of foreign workers who allege they were lured to Canada under false pretences are accusing the federal government of reneging on its promise to help them get work permits. Octavio Z...
Nov 16, 2023

Lights of Joy spread through Battleford Nov. 18
Get into the spirit of the season with the Battleford Community Spirit Group's annual Lights of Joy celebration.The fun will kick off at 6 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 18 in the Gazebo Park across from the post...
Nov 16, 2023

In Montreal, a visual competition between pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators
MONTREAL - In Montreal, symbols of the war between Israel and Hamas are everywhere. Jarring signs and graffiti demonstrating support for the Israeli or Palestinian causes have become part of the citys...
Nov 16, 2023

Montreal Alouettes kick returner James Letcher Jr. turns heads after biding his time
HAMILTON - Having waited his turn this season, Alouettes kick returner James Letcher Jr. is making the most of his close-up. Promoted from the practice roster for Week 17 of the CFL season, the diminu...
Nov 16, 2023

North Stars shoot for eighth straight in final game of SJHL Showcase
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Thursday, for their second and final game of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Showcase in Warman, in an afternoon contest against a familiar fo...
Nov 16, 2023

Jury reaches verdict in trial of man accused in London, Ont., attack
WINDSOR, Ont. - The jury at the trial of a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., has reached a verdict. Jurors began their deliberations on Wednesday evening, after r...
Nov 16, 2023

Saskatchewan introduces bill on withholding carbon tax on natural gas
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that it says would enable it to stop collecting the federal carbon tax on natural gas bills while providing legal protection for those a...
Nov 16, 2023

Montreal-area mayor receives death threats over plan to cull deer in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The mayor of a Montreal-area city has allegedly been targeted by death threats in connection with a plan to cull most of the white-tailed deer living in a local park. A spokesman for...
Nov 16, 2023