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OMERS pension plan acquires five per cent indirect stake in MLSE
TORONTO - The OMERS pension plan has acquired a five per cent indirect stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for US$400 million. The investment comes through a 20 per cent direct stake in Kil...
Nov 06, 2023
RCMP probing three crashes on Saskatchewan roads
Two people died and four people were hospitalized after three separate crashes on Saskatchewan roads over the past four days.On Friday at around 12:45 p.m., RCMP officers got a call about a collision ...
Nov 06, 2023

Polish president taps conservative Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to form another government
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's president has tapped the current prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki of the Law and Justice party, to try to form the country's next government. President Andrzej Duda ma...
Nov 06, 2023

Canada ready for challenge of opening BJK Cup Finals against host Spain
An up-and-down tennis season has left Leylah Fernandez preaching the value of patience as she gets ready to lead the Canadian team at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. "I just want (the) results to com...
Nov 06, 2023

What we know about how Canada is supporting citizens trapped in the Gaza Strip
Canadians in Gaza are still waiting to be allowed to leave the besieged Palestinian territory via a border crossing with Egypt as the Israel-Hamas war continues. Here is what we know about how Canada ...
Nov 06, 2023

NBCHS Vikings fall in provincial semis, reflect on memorable year
The clock may have struck midnight just a couple of hours early on the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings' provincial run, but the 2023 high school football season remains a re...
Nov 06, 2023

Man caught with gun and stolen vehicle at JSCN, receives four months jail
A man charged after a tense situation at James Smith Cree Nation, that forced a local school to enact its hold and secure protocols, has received a four-month jail sentence and a 10-year firearms proh...
Nov 06, 2023

'I owe everything to her:' Bombers' Brady Oliveira credits success to mom Shani
WINNIPEG - When Shani Oliveira is told youngest son Brady proudly calls himself a "momma's boy," she pauses before she responds. Lifting her glasses, she wipes away a tear while talking about the Winn...
Nov 06, 2023

Veteran Ticats linebacker Lawrence not ready to retire just yet
HAMILTON - Simoni Lawrence isn't ready to call it a career just yet. The 34-year-old veteran linebacker said Monday he intends on playing in 2024. Lawrence's season ended Saturday with the Hamilton Ti...
Nov 06, 2023

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge on Monday set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. During ...
Nov 06, 2023