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House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting
OTTAWA - The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday evening to keep hybrid workplace rules adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means members of Parliament can attend sittings and committee m...
Jun 16, 2023

Canada must combat residential school denialism, special interlocutor's report says
OTTAWA - The independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves says "urgent consideration" should be given to legal mechanisms as a way for Canada to combat residential school denialism. Kimberly Mu...
Jun 16, 2023

North Battleford ranks third highest for cities with most per-person spending
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) announced North Battleford is the third highest city for per-person spending compared to other cities with a comparable size in the province in 2021.The study e...
Jun 16, 2023

Truck driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in US history
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antise...
Jun 16, 2023

Residents of Quebec town emptied two weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday
MONTREAL - Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected be allowed to return home on Sunday. Lebel-sur-Quvillon M...
Jun 16, 2023

The latest on the deadly crash between seniors' bus and semi truck in rural Manitoba
RCMP say 15 people are dead and 10 are injured after a bus carrying seniors to a casino crashed with a semi truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on Thursday morning. Here are the lat...
Jun 16, 2023

Bring ’em out: Riders fans get ready for home opener
Fans are digging out their green and white and foam fingers from the back of their closets.The Saskatchewan Roughriders are to face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night in Saskatchewan's home ope...
Jun 16, 2023

RCMP looking for missing man from One Arrow
Wakaw RCMP are asking for help locating a man from One Arrow First Nation. Arthur David Roy Sanderson was last seen on May 28. He is described as 176 cm and weighs about 280 lbs. He was last seen wear...
Jun 16, 2023

RCMP working to confirm identities of 15 killed on bus heading to Manitoba casino
Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they...
Jun 16, 2023

Introducing the 2023 Give Us Your Best Shot Photo Contest!
The time has come once again for the Give Us Your Best Shot photo contest. The month-long contest will begin on June 3, which is Saskatchewan Trails Day! It will conclude on Friday, June 30.To enter t...
Jun 16, 2023