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PQ leader praises Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for standing up to Ottawa
CALGARY - The leader of the Parti Qubcois says he sees possible areas of co-operation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith if he becomes Quebec premier next year. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who became P...
Sep 11, 2025
Conservatives plan to introduce their own bill on bail reform this fall
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will introduce a bill this fall that would make it harder for people accused of certain crimes to get bail. Poilievre says the proposal wou...
Sep 11, 2025
Farm equipment stolen from tractor in field north of Clair
Wadena RCMP are investigating the theft of farming equipment north of Clair. They were called about the theft last Friday. Several pieces of equipment were stolen, including a grain analyzer, radios, ...
Sep 11, 2025
North East Housing Co-op trying to increase affordable rental housing in the area
A new co-operative has officially unveiled its efforts to increase affordable housing options in northeast Saskatchewan.The North East Housing Co-op (NEHC) was created roughly a year ago, but until ve...
Sep 11, 2025
Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk's killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest
OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursd...
Sep 11, 2025
Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bar...
Sep 11, 2025
Man arrested in U.S. and returned to Canada for crash that killed two near Montreal
MONTREAL - A truck driver wanted in Quebec for a crash south of Montreal in 2022 that killed a boy and a woman is in custody after he was arrested in the U.S. and returned to Canada. Quebec provincial...
Sep 11, 2025
La Ronge RCMP arrest man facing weapons charges
UPDATE: John Sanderson has been apprehended. -RCMP members from the La Ronge detachment are looking for a 37-year-old man in connection with a weapons incident several days ago. Officers were called t...
Sep 11, 2025
Carney’s major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining
An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural gas production in B.C. are among five projects to be considered first for fast-track approval under the federal government's m...
Sep 11, 2025
Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killer but provide little about motive
OREM, Utah (AP) - An official in Utah said Thursday police are working to identify Charlie Kirk's shooter, who jumped off a roof and fled after firing the fatal shot. A high-powered, bolt-action rifle...
Sep 11, 2025