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Canadian men push Belgium to the limit but lose 1-0 in return to World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Canada put on a show in its return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence but failed to convert its chances in a valiant 1-0 loss to Belgium on Wednesday. The 41st-ranked Canadian...
Nov 23, 2022
Feds file judicial review of $40B Indigenous child-welfare settlement
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge to review some aspects of the $40-billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the Indigenous child-welfare system, after the Canadian Human Ri...
Nov 23, 2022
Jury finds former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. A jury of nine women and three men took two days to...
Nov 23, 2022
Sports-betting marketplace taking notice of Canada at World Cup
TORONTO - Canada's return to the World Cup wasn't a victorious one but it certainly created plenty of action in Ontario's legal sports-betting market. Belgium defeated the Canadians 1-0 on Wednesday i...
Nov 23, 2022
‘It’s working’: P.A. French speakers showing support for French Immersion programs
French-speaking families in Prince Albert are showing support to their neighbours in New Brunswick following the start of a new program.The provincial government in New Brunswick is piloting a new ini...
Nov 23, 2022
Kikinahk secures funding for 300 Christmas hampers
Three hundred families from the tri-communities will receive a Christmas food hamper next month courtesy of the Kikinahk Friendship Centre. "It's nice to know the funds are coming and that no matter w...
Nov 23, 2022
Safe internet exchange zone now available in North Battleford
The City of North Battleford now has a safe area for people to exchange goods purchased online through buy-and-sell sites. The area is located in the parking lot of the North Battleford Fire Departmen...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. human rights tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case
VANCOUVER - An Afro-Indigenous woman has been awarded $150,000 in compensation by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal after her children were wrongfully seized by a child welfare agency. The tr...
Nov 23, 2022
Trees and brush to be cleared in La Ronge to reduce wildfire risk, crime
Tree and brush thinning activities are currently underway in La Ronge. According to La Ronge Regional Fire Department Chief Keaton Cloud, wildfire mitigation work began Nov. 13 and will continue until...
Nov 23, 2022
Canadian men push Belgium to the limit but lose 1-0 in return to World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Canada put on a show in its return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence but failed to convert its chances in a valiant 1-0 loss to Belgium on Wednesday. The 41st-ranked Canadian...
Nov 23, 2022