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Israeli military says rocket fired from Gaza amid tensions
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says a rocket was fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties or damage from the projectile fired la...
Apr 20, 2022

Nunavut cabinet minister resigns post over integrity commissioner report
IQALUIT - A Nunavut cabinet minister has resigned after the territory's integrity commissioner found the politician breached his duties to be impartial when he appointed his spouse as acting deputy mi...
Apr 20, 2022

North Stars' Klimosko, McNinch recognized with SJHL Awards
A pair of Battlefords North Stars have been recognized with league year-end awards as head coach Brayden Klimosko has been named SJHL Coach of the Year, and captain Ryland McNinch, Most Sportsmanlike ...
Apr 20, 2022

Quebec City Halloween stabbing suspect described as calm, co-operative after arrest
QUEBEC - Police and first responders who engaged with the man accused in Quebec City's Halloween 2020 stabbing murders encountered a serene suspect who kept quiet under hours of questioning, a jury tr...
Apr 20, 2022

Alabama receiver John Metchie III moves atop Scouting Bureau rankings
TORONTO - The CFL Scouting Bureau provided another solid reason Tuesday why Tyrell Richards remains the favourite to be the first player taken in next month's draft. The Syracuse linebacker moved up a...
Apr 20, 2022

Canadians could make history at Presidents Cup by having two or three players on team
There could be a slightly different flavour to the International team at this year's Presidents Cup. A hint of maple. Canadian golfing great Mike Weir will be a captain's assistant for the Internation...
Apr 20, 2022

Quebec rights commission drops discrimination cases after Supreme Court's Ward ruling
MONTREAL - An October Supreme Court decision hailed by some as a victory for free speech is leading Quebec's human rights commission to drop dozens of cases involving allegations of discriminatory com...
Apr 20, 2022

Battlefords area artists inspired by rural living
A group of local artists turn their gaze to life on the farm, nature and the never-ending skies of the Prairies when they take up their brush. Jean M. Dunn and Lorraine Voegeli from North Battleford, ...
Apr 20, 2022

Latest snowfall to hit P.A. not expected to be the last this spring
Will the latest snowfall to hit Prince Albert and surrounding areas be the last we'll see this spring? Probably not.That's according to Jesse Wagar, a meteorologist with Environment Canada and Climate...
Apr 20, 2022

Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans Affairs
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Tuesday from a federal lawyer who defended the work of Vete...
Apr 20, 2022