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First Indigenous women to scout in NHL calls for more diversity, inclusion in hockey
Brigette Lacquette recalls trying out for her first summer hockey team with her sister and the unwelcoming vibe that greeted them in the dressing room. The First Nations siblings from Mallard, Man., h...
Apr 15, 2022

Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65
Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. The Islanders and TVA Spor...
Apr 15, 2022

Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour
OTTAWA - Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay hom...
Apr 15, 2022

Preliminary hearing date set for West Flat murder case
A court case surrounding a murder in Prince Albert last year is moving forward.A single day in mid-September has been set aside for Keiston Robin Custer's preliminary hearing.The 26-year-old is facing...
Apr 15, 2022

More kimberlites marked for review at mine site
Exploration continues at the Fort la Corne diamond mine exploration site with several more kimberlites being found to have "significant potential to add to the FalCon Project". Star Diamond announced ...
Apr 15, 2022

Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65
Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. The Islanders and TVA Spor...
Apr 15, 2022

First Indigenous women to scout in NHL calls for more diversity, inclusion in hockey
Brigette Lacquette recalls trying out for her first summer hockey team with her sister and the unwelcoming vibe that greeted them in the dressing room. The First Nations siblings from Mallard, Man., h...
Apr 15, 2022

Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour
OTTAWA - Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay hom...
Apr 15, 2022

China stages military exercises as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said its military staged exercises Friday to reinforce its threat to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, as U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan made a pointed and publi...
Apr 15, 2022

B.C. flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid rising climate disasters
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A survivor of British Columbia's catastrophic floods last year is warning others to check their insurance policies after she said she received a payout of only $30,000 when...
Apr 15, 2022