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Caribbean leaders meeting in Ottawa to talk climate, trade and instability in Haiti
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeauhas welcomed a dozen leaders from across the Caribbean to Ottawa, as part of a two-day summit aimed at forming closer ties with Canada. The Caribbean Community in...
Oct 18, 2023

Canada coach calls up Miami Hurricanes 'keeper Melissa Dagenais for Brazil friendlies
Canada coach Bev Priestman has called up University of Miami goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais for women's soccer friendlies against Brazil later this month. The graduate student from Saint-Hubert, Que., re...
Oct 18, 2023

Sweden's Niklas Edin tops American John Shuster 9-4 at Grand Slam's Tour Challenge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Reigning Olympic champion Niklas Edin earned his first win at the HearingLife Tour Challenge on Wednesday with a 9-4 victory over American John Shuster. The veteran Swede, who dr...
Oct 18, 2023

Suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba revealed her fate as part of plea deal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance in Aruba had to reveal her fate as part of a plea deal in an extortion case. U.S. Judge Anna Manasco said the plea de...
Oct 18, 2023

NHL Notebook: Connor Bedard's handling of early whirlwind impresses NHL peers
Auston Matthews knows a little bit about what Connor Bedard has been going through to open his NHL career. A player dubbed as a potential "Next One" since age 13, the top pick at June's draft ran a ga...
Oct 18, 2023

Advisory issued as thick fog blankets western Sask.
Environment Canada issued an advisory as dense fog blanketed the western half of the province Wednesday morning.The weather agency warned visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near z...
Oct 18, 2023

US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned Hamas' attacks against Israel and all violence against civilians and urged humanitarian aid to Pale...
Oct 18, 2023

Blake Shelton brings his big show to Saskatchewan in 2024
A country music idol is returning to Saskatchewan in the new year.Blake Shelton is bringing his Back to Honky TonKkTour to the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on March 7, 2024, with special guests Dustin ...
Oct 18, 2023

City advises drivers of partial road closure later this week
There will be a partial road closure around a popular intersection in North Battleford later this week.City of North Battleford road crews will be paving one block of Battleford Road between Railway A...
Oct 18, 2023

Wab Kinew to be sworn in as Manitoba premier along with new NDP cabinet
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's new premier, Wab Kinew, is scheduled to be sworn in today and appoint his cabinet. Kinew led the New Democrats to victory on Oct. 3 and defeated the Progressive Conservatives, wh...
Oct 18, 2023