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Indigenous leaders tell Senate major projects bill moving too fast, call for consults
OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says "Canada's weakness" is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn't when it introduces leg...
Jun 16, 2025

Lauren Kyle McDavid shares superstitions, how she'll be watching Game 6
EDMONTON - Lauren Kyle McDavid plans to stand by the fireplace in her downtown Edmonton bar while watching Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's the same spot where she watched her husband - Edmonton ...
Jun 16, 2025

Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about promised expanded 'security mandate'
OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of t...
Jun 16, 2025

Charity Race for Kids raises $10,000 for BGC Battlefords
The streets of North Battleford were filled with energy and excitement on Thursday evening as teams raced through the city for the annual Race for Kids, all in support of the Battlefords Boys and Girl...
Jun 16, 2025

Bombers coach says no update on star RB Oliveira, Lions rematch coming this weekend
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira was at Blue Bombers practice on Monday, but the star running back was an observer rather than a participant. Head coach Mike O'Shea had no update on whether the CFL's reignin...
Jun 16, 2025

Future of Sport in Canada Commission opens public survey ahead of summit
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission launched its public survey Monday to gather opinions on safe sport and improving the sport system ahead of its fall summit. Among the first questions posed: ha...
Jun 16, 2025

Royals fall to five games below .500 following Father’s Day weekend
The Prince Albert Royals in the Sask. Premier Baseball League had an eventful Father's Day weekend at Andy Zwack Field. The Royals played host to two Southern teams for a pair of weekend doubleheaders...
Jun 16, 2025

Ron Taylor, a former major-league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays doctor, dead at 87
TORONTO - Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher and longtime Toronto Blue Jays team physician, has died. He was 87. The Blue Jays confirmed Taylor's death in a statement Monday. A ca...
Jun 16, 2025

'Thousands of dollars' worth of watches stolen during downtown robbery
Thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry (watches) was allegedly stolen after a break-and-enter at a business in downtown Prince Albert. Members of the Prince Albert Police Service are investigating, an...
Jun 16, 2025

NDP questions grounded bomber in La Ronge; wildfire damage assessments continue
More good news on the wildfire front in Saskatchewan thanks to rain, precipitation and cooler weather.The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said it will be rescinding the fire ban for the remai...
Jun 16, 2025