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Tough test, familiar faces await Vancouver Whitecaps in matchup with LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini has no nerves about seeing some familiar faces across the field as his team heads to California this weekend. "It's always fun to play against friends, to be ho...
Mar 18, 2022

Canadian freestyle king Mikaƫl Kingsbury crowned World Cup champion
MEGVE, France - Canadian freestyle skier Mikal Kingsbury claimed a 10th Crystal Globe in men's single moguls with a gold-medal performance at the World Cup finals in Megve, France on Friday. Kingsbury...
Mar 18, 2022

Hunting, fishing licence fees going up as a part of several fee changes in Sask.
It's going to cost more to head out hunting and fishing in Saskatchewan this year.As a part of a number of fee changes announced Friday, the price of hunting, trapping and fishing licences will go up ...
Mar 18, 2022

Ottawa Senators approaching NHL trade deadline as sellers once again
OTTAWA - Once again the Ottawa Senators appear poised to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline. The Senators (21-34-5) are nowhere near playoff contention and are set to have their fifth straight losin...
Mar 18, 2022

FSIN concerned with investigations looking into death of 13-month-old boy
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has little faith in the ongoing investigations into the death of a 13-month-old boy in Prince Albert last month. That's coming from Bobby Cameron,...
Mar 18, 2022

Firearms, drugs seized following search, arrest in Battleford
Police have arrested five people and seized drugs and weapons, following the execution of a search warrant Friday morning in Battleford.Battlefords RCMP initially attended the residence in question on...
Mar 18, 2022

Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion
MONTREAL - The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday. It is the fifth time in the last 33 years that politicia...
Mar 18, 2022

Hall Lake and Sucker River students benefit from instruction by professional fiddler
A well-known musician is nearly finished a three-month program teaching the fiddle in Hall Lake and Sucker River. Tristen Durocher began instructing students Grade 3 and older in those communities in ...
Mar 18, 2022

Syria's Assad visits UAE, 1st trip to Arab country since war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad was in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his office said, marking his first visit to an Arab country since Syria's civil war erupted in 2011. In ...
Mar 18, 2022

Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta
OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its...
Mar 18, 2022