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Carlton plays host to St. Mary in NSFL semi-final clash
Following the regular season wrapping up last week, the North Saskatchewan Football League (NSFL) playoffs are set to begin on Thursday night.Number one ranked Carlton will face off against their cros...
Oct 19, 2023

Low water levels prompt State of Emergency for Village of Cumberland House and Cree Nation
A northern Saskatchewan village and First Nation says there's insufficient water and are now in a State of Emergency.The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan along with Cumberland House and Cumberland House Cree...
Oct 19, 2023

McGill postpones French program as Quebec hikes tuition for out-of-province students
MONTREAL - McGill University has postponed a $50-million investment in French-language programs as a result of the provincial government's plan to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students. T...
Oct 19, 2023

Virtue and Moir, St-Pierre, and Ferbey among 2023 Order of Sports recipients
GATINEAU, Que. - Scott Moir enjoys hearing about people who tuned in emotionally to watch him skate with partner Tessa Virtue, especially those who otherwise didn't care about ice dance. "As a boy who...
Oct 19, 2023

Canada taking 'necessary time' to probe hospital blast in Gaza, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working with allies to determine "exactly what happened" in the blast at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that has become a flashpoint in the ...
Oct 19, 2023

Somers scores in return, Mustangs exact revenge on North Stars
The Melfort Mustangs were able to get back in the win column on Wednesday night, after defeating the Battlefords North Stars by a score of 4-1.The victory meant a little bit more than usual for the no...
Oct 19, 2023

Zacharias elected mayor of Nipawin
Nipawin's new mayor is Marlon Zacharias, who will stay in office for the next year until the general election in 2024.For Zacharias, the first order of business will be increasing the transparency and...
Oct 19, 2023

Israel-Hamas war cannot become another 9/11 moment, says anti-Islamophobia envoy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for combating Islamophobia is warning against allowing the Israel-Hamas war to become a catalyst for the stereotyping of Muslim Canadian...
Oct 19, 2023

Profits, markups rose as competition weakened over 20 years: Competition Bureau
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says profits and markups have increased over the last two decades as the state of competition in Canada has deteriorated. The bureau published a report today analyzing ...
Oct 19, 2023

Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle out day-to-day with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. Guhle, who did not practise on Thursday, left Tuesday's 5-2 loss t...
Oct 19, 2023