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'A failing grade:' First Nations say Scheer absent in his Saskatchewan riding
REGINA - First Nations chiefs in Andrew Scheer's home riding say they haven't seen much of him in advance of Monday's federal vote, and feel like they're not a priority f...
Oct 19, 2019

Organizations encouraging drivers to break
SGI and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation are teaming up to ask drivers to be cautious about wildlife on highways.The Give Wildlife a Break campaign aims to make motorists more aware about the pres...
Oct 19, 2019 During the fall season moose and deer tend to be out and about more which can lead to collisions. (Ryan Brook/Twitter)

City approves Innovation Credit Union for banking services
North Battleford lawmakers agreed to go with Innovation Credit Union for its banking services for the next five years.Finance Director Steve Brown said all three proposals received from Innovation Cre...
Oct 19, 2019 North Battleford City Hall approved a new agreement for its banking services. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Justin Thomas takes 2-stroke after 2 rounds at CJ Cup
JEJU ISLAND, Korea, Republic Of - Justin Thomas shot a 9-under 63 Friday to take a two-stroke lead at the CJ Cup, putting himself in position to win his second PGA Tour event in South Korea in three y...
Oct 19, 2019

Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died
BALTIMORE - Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of Pre...
Oct 19, 2019

Attawapiskat musician releases protest song with Justin Trudeau in mind
TORONTO - Attawapiskat singer Adrian Sutherland says he was thinking of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau when he wrote a protest song ahead of the federal election about broken political promises. B...
Oct 19, 2019

Bloc election strategy struck chord with appeal to Quebec pride, not sovereignty
MONTREAL - Elyse Bodnar, a long-time Liberal voter, says she thinks Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is just "terrific." Bodnar, who was in the audience when Blanchet visite...
Oct 19, 2019

UK's Prince William, Kate tour Pakistani cultural hub Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan - Britain's Prince William and wife Kate toured Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, where they undertook an emotional visit to a cancer hospital previously visited by Willi...
Oct 19, 2019

Attention everyone: Something's fishy with In-The-News for Oct. 17
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 17. What we are watching i...
Oct 19, 2019

Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat
CANBERRA, Australia - Ronan Farrow's new book is being sold in Australia despite threats of defamation lawsuits that the Pulitzer-winning journalist believes led some Australian retailers to drop the ...
Oct 19, 2019