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Officials: Dozens in cardiac arrest after Seoul crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Ha...
Oct 29, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime bests world No. 1 Alcaraz to advance to Swiss Indoors final
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 to book his ticket to the Swiss Indoors final on Saturday. It is the second time the Montreal native ha...
Oct 29, 2022

Mustangs make trip to La Ronge with revenge on the mind
The Melfort Mustangs are set to meet up with the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Saturday, Oct. 29.It'll be the first time the Sherwood Divison rivals have met since the Ice Wolves dismantled the Mustangs by a...
Oct 29, 2022

ML RCMP lay several firearms charges after an incident on Canoe Lake Cree Nation
Six people are facing a total of 86 charges after a series of incidents on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation and Meadow Lake. In one of the incidents, a man suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injur...
Oct 29, 2022

Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grai...
Oct 29, 2022

New Hudson Bay mayor enthusiastic about community
The town of Hudson Bay in northeast Saskatchewan has a new mayor. Betty Lou Palko, who's been on town council for nearly 20 years, was acclaimed on Wednesday. The town's previous mayor retired in Sept...
Oct 29, 2022

Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, leaving "scores" dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties," police told state media. The att...
Oct 29, 2022

Guilbeault slams oilpatch for raking in cash and sitting idle on climate action
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is calling out Canada's oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change. Steven Guilbeault says the country's major oil p...
Oct 29, 2022

Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...
Oct 29, 2022

Stars top Broncos 5-2 in heavyweight tilt
Rivalry night lived up to the billing Friday at the Access Communications Centre, in the Battlefords North Stars' 5-2 win over the Humboldt Broncos.The teams combined for 173 penalty minutes in what m...
Oct 29, 2022