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Alouettes' Maas looking to bring intensity in second stint as head coach
MONTREAL - Jason Maas did not expect to find work within weeks of being fired as offensive co-ordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, let alone a head coaching position. But when Montreal Alouettes...
Dec 20, 2022
Stars head into holidays with ninth straight week atop CJHL rankings
For the ninth straight week and 10th in the last 11, the Battlefords North Stars have retained their place as the top team in the nation, with the release of the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League T...
Dec 20, 2022
Bloc, NDP criticize Tory MP over refusal to help Quebec family of 'illegal refugees'
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois and New Democrat MPs are criticizing a Conservative colleague for refusing to help a Quebec family facing deportation and calling them "illegal refugees." Quebec MP Richard Marte...
Dec 20, 2022
Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years and 10 months in prison for hi...
Dec 20, 2022
B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate
VANCOUVER - One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the imp...
Dec 20, 2022
New study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants
MONTREAL - A new study from a Montreal research institute for occupational health and safety estimates that up to 80 per cent of people who are injured at work in the city and require rehabilitation a...
Dec 20, 2022
'Light Up the Night' event moving indoors tonight
Those attending the City of North Battleford's "Light Up the Night" event on Tuesday will be glad to know all the fun will take place indoors now, due to the extreme cold weather.The event will be hel...
Dec 20, 2022
Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10. The annual "Three Amigos" meeting will see Trudeau sitting down w...
Dec 20, 2022
Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports
QUEBEC - A new report from Quebec's anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports...
Dec 20, 2022
Local MP opens doors to special Christmas event for Ukrainian newcomers
It was a time to give back this Christmas, especially to those who recently came to Prince Albert from Ukraine.Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback hosted a Christmas gathering for the Ukrainian newcomers in...
Dec 20, 2022