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Ottawa doctor pleads for help from the prime minister after death threat
OTTAWA - An Ottawa family doctor who organized mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics earlier this year has received a death threat and she is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do more to protect hea...
Nov 11, 2021

Struggling B.C. Lions still control their playoff destiny: coach
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions know what's at stake this week - win and the team's faint playoff hopes glimmer on, lose and they'll officially be snuffed out. "I don't have to be a salesman on this one, I...
Nov 11, 2021

Court temporarily delays release of Trump's Jan. 6 records
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of records sought by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as the court considers an emergency requ...
Nov 11, 2021

Military historian builds replica trench from First World War
It's hard to imagine how gruesome it was to fight in the cold trenches during the First World War.As Canadians commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poppy for this year's Remembrance Day, it's impo...
Nov 11, 2021

Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported in province, 182 new cases
The province reported another 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Nov. 11, bringing the total to 79,212 reported cases.Of the new cases, 33 were identified in Northern Saskatchewan;...
Nov 11, 2021

Afghan refugees in GTA frustrated by multiple, abrupt moves between hotels
TORONTO - Sayed Enaiatullah Najafizada and his wife are frustrated. The Afghan refugees are facing the prospect of being moved between hotels in the Greater Toronto Area for the fourth time since arri...
Nov 11, 2021

Overtime heartbreak for Mustangs against Ice Wolves
The Melfort Mustangs dropped a tough one on Wednesday, Nov. 10 to the La Ronge Ice Wolves at the Northern Lights Palace.The game needed overtime and saw the Ice Wolves come out with a 3-2 victory.Must...
Nov 11, 2021

Hajdu looking at 'realistic timeline' to end First Nations boil-water advisories
OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of Indigenous services says she's considering what the new timeline should be to lift remaining long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations. Patty Hajdu enters ...
Nov 11, 2021

Toronto's DeLeon, Endoh and Vancouver's Ricketts, Rose eligible for MLS free agency
Toronto FC's Nick DeLeon and Tsubasa Endoh and Vancouver's Tosaint Ricketts and Andy Rose are among the 127 MLS players eligible for free agency. All four are out of contract. Toronto and Vancouver al...
Nov 11, 2021

Remembrance Day services in the Northeast
Royal Canadian Legions across the Northeast took time to remember those who fought for our freedoms with Remembrance Day services.This morning, the Legion #30 Melfort branch invited the public to atte...
Nov 11, 2021