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'I'm here but my mind is always there:' Ontario woman returns home from Afghanistan
Heartbreak and guilt are all Zakia Zarifi has been feeling since she returned to her home in Ontario from Afghanistan. "I'm happy to see my family here, but it's torture for me because I couldn't brin...
Sep 17, 2021

Campaign race for home has main federal party leaders in Eastern, Central Canada
With just three days now until the federal election, the main party leaders will be keeping the campaign throttle wide open today as they chase any still undecided votes in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Sc...
Sep 17, 2021

Alberta's COVID crisis and campaign home stretch: In The News for Sept. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 17, 2021

China astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station
BEIJING (AP) - A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to earth Friday after a 90-day stay aboard their nation's first space station in China's longest mission yet. Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hon...
Sep 16, 2021

Cossette and Bansley combine for huge nights in Mintos' win over Trojans
The long pandemic delay didn't dampen the Prince Albert Minto-Tisdale Trojan rivalry one bit.The Mintos defeated the Trojans 7-4 in a chippy, scrappy, penalty-filled affair preseason match up. Each te...
Sep 16, 2021

Marauders repeatedly rush into endzone against Redhawks
Just about everybody that ran the ball for the St. Mary Marauders scored a touchdown against the Bedford Road Redhawks on Thursday at Max Clunie Field.The Marauders scored 10 rushing touchdowns on the...
Sep 16, 2021

Fajardo ready to go against Argos, but Riders won’t have Edem and Gainey
Cody Fajardo is set to play against the Toronto Argonauts.The Saskatchewan Roughriders starting quarterback had been in concussion protocol all week, but when the depth chart came out Thursday, his na...
Sep 16, 2021

Battlefords leaders weigh in on masking, vaccine announcement
A mixture of satisfaction, disappointment and curiosity has hit the Battlefords since the Government of Saskatchewan's announcement on Thursday afternoon.Mandatory masking is returning to all public i...
Sep 16, 2021

Curious Kids Preschool Cooperative hopes for better year after successful fall registration night
Carrot River recently held their fall registration night, with one of those groups being the Curious Kids Preschool Cooperative. They are a non-profit organization that isn't a part of the school syst...
Sep 16, 2021

Health officials, Herron staff clashed as situation got worse, Quebec coroner hears
MONTREAL - There was tension over who was in charge at the privately owned Rsidence Herron care home as a COVID-19 outbreak worsened last year, with residents and their families left on the sidelines,...
Sep 16, 2021