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Inquiry into Emergencies Act rules measures applied under law were mostly justified
OTTAWA, Kan. - When the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act in February 2022, it created several extraordinary powers hoping to clear protests entrenched in Ottawa's downtown core and at bo...
Feb 20, 2023

Mintos down Wildcats in Monday matinee
PRINCE ALBERT, SK - The Prince Albert Mintos had a successful hunt on Monday afternoon when they took down the Warman Wildcats 3-1 at the Art Hauser Centre. The win is the second consecutive for the G...
Feb 20, 2023

Bruins win 4th straight; Pastrnak nets 2 to pass 40 goals
BOSTON (AP) - David Pastrnak scored twice, moving within one goal of the NHL lead, and Linus Ullmark stopped 30 shots on Monday to lead the Boston Bruins to their fourth straight victory, 3-1 over the...
Feb 20, 2023

Northern Ontario's McCarville picks up third win in Tournament of Hearts
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories and Northern Ontario improved to 3-1 with victories Monday morning at the Canadian women's curling championship. Defending champion Kerri Einarson h...
Feb 20, 2023

Canada's Bianca Andreescu drops opening-round match in straight sets at Dubai Open
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Bianca Andreescu dropped her opening-round match 6-3, 6-4 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Open on Monday. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., had two ...
Feb 20, 2023

One dead in multi-vehicle accident near Glaslyn
One person has been confirmed dead after a serious crash between an SUV and a semi-truck on Sunday near Glaslyn. The accident happened at around 8am at the intersection of Highway 3 and Range Road 317...
Feb 20, 2023

How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown – in Ontario
He is known now as Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. But in December 1952, James Earl Carter Jr. was a young U.S. naval officer about to be sent to a nuclear facility north of Ott...
Feb 20, 2023

Sask. NDP says government needs to do better keeping immigrants in province
According to the Saskatchewan NDP, new immigrants will move to the province but they don't stay for long.The official Opposition is pointing to Statistics Canada numbers that show Saskatchewan has the...
Feb 20, 2023

New earthquake causes further devastation in Turkey, Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people. Officials said m...
Feb 20, 2023

Feds' contract with international group to advise on graves called a 'problematic'
OTTAWA - The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2-million contract Ottawa signed with an international group to give advice on unmarked graves. The centr...
Feb 20, 2023