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Hard Knox Talks in Melfort
The Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Marguerite Riel Centre will present Hard Knox Talks podcast team, Daniel and Donna Hearn who will be discussing stories and experiences with harm reduction.Se...
Oct 23, 2023

Canada Post to honour hockey trailblazer Willie O'Ree with stamp
EDMONTON - Canada Post is issuing a stamp to honour Willie O'Ree, the NHL's first Black player. O'Ree is scheduled to be in attendance when the stamp is unveiled Saturday in Edmonton as part of the He...
Oct 23, 2023

Canada using 'dormant' treaty to sidestep Indigenous rights in U.S.: court documents
WASHINGTON - Human rights and environmental groups say Canada is trying to exploit a "dormant" cross-border treaty to prevent the shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline. The argument is in new court document...
Oct 23, 2023

Turkey's president submits protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to parliament for ratification
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to Turkey's parliament for ratification, his office said Monday. Erdogan had been...
Oct 23, 2023
Special Weather Statements in effect as a shot of winter approaches
Brace yourself, as a dose of winter is making its way to many parts of Saskatchewan this week.Roughly half the province from the U.S. border to as far north as Meadow Lake and Waterhen Lake are under ...
Oct 23, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Crown drops bail violation charge against convoy organizer Tamara Lich
OTTAWA - The Crown has dropped a criminal charge against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich that alleged she violated her bail conditions last summer. More coming. The Canadian Press
Oct 23, 2023

Felix Auger-Aliassime headlines Canadian roster for Davis Cup Finals
MONTREAL - Felix Auger-Aliassime headlines the Canadian roster for the upcoming Final 8 stage of the Davis Cup Finals. Tennis Canada says the 19th-ranked Montrealer will be joined Milos Raonic of Thor...
Oct 23, 2023

At least 15 killed and many injured when 2 trains collide in central Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A cargo train hit a passenger train outside the Bangladeshi capital on Monday, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores more injured, fire officials said. Rescuers joined lo...
Oct 23, 2023

Parti Québécois to unveil Year One budget of independent Quebec
QUEBEC - The Parti Qubcois will unveil today what the first budget of a theoretical, independent Quebec would look like. The so-called Year One budget will be presented today by leader Paul St-Pierre ...
Oct 23, 2023

'I have no fixed address': A look at encampments for homeless across Canada
Federal housing advocate Marie-Jose Houle has called the spread of homeless encampments in cities across Canada a human rights crisis. "People living in encampments face some of the most vulnerable ci...
Oct 23, 2023