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Highlights from Day 2 of the G7 meeting in Kananaskis
OTTAWA - Canada hosted the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with the agenda on Day 2 focused on foreign policy. The summit continued without U.S. President Donald Trump, who left early due to the confl...
Jun 17, 2025

Jay Jones wins Democratic nomination for Virginia attorney general
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Del. Jay Jones will look to be the face of legal resistance to President Donald Trump in Virginia after winning the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The race was...
Jun 17, 2025

Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran's capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after U.S. President Donald Trum...
Jun 17, 2025

Manitoba agrees to support reconstruction in area of war-torn Ukraine
CALGARY - The Manitoba government has signed an agreement with an area of Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts. Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement in Calgary following the G7 leaders' summit...
Jun 17, 2025

G7 leaders agree to 'charter' on wildfires, pledging global co-operation
BANFF - Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada. The leaders are calling it the Kanana...
Jun 17, 2025

Melfort, Humboldt teams win annual 222's Fastpitch Shootout
The annual 222's Fastpitch Shootout was held in Melfort this past weekend, and it was a pair of local teams who came out on top.Eleven U13 and U15 girls teams came from across Saskatchewan, as well as...
Jun 17, 2025

Judge says government can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge expanded a ruling Tuesday that blocked the Trump administration from enacting policy changes to sex markers on passports for many transgender and nonbinary Americans. In ...
Jun 17, 2025

St. Louis teacher, mother and Michif language-keeper stamps legacy at Canada Post
From a teacher to mother of 13 to Michif language-keeper, one woman who spent her life in St. Louis has left her stamp on her community, her family and now her country. Sophie McDougall, who passed aw...
Jun 17, 2025

Man arrested after drug bust receives conditional sentence
EDITOR'S NOTE: The initial article incorrectly stated officers seized methamphetamine. The drug was actually ketamine.-A Melfort man has received a conditional sentence after a drug trafficking invest...
Jun 17, 2025

Agriculture chemical storage business approved by Battleford Council
"You're too damn close for my comfort." That statement was made by a resident who lives near the Battleford industrial park that will eventually see a 6,000-square-foot agricultural chemical sales and...
Jun 17, 2025