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Elisabeth Borne appointed France's new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country. Borne, 61, succeeds Jean Castex, whose resignation was expe...
May 16, 2022

Coroner's inquest begins into 2020 police shooting of Indigenous woman in N.B.
FREDERICTON - A jury of three women and two men has been chosen in the coroner's inquest into the death of Chantel Moore - a 26-year-old Indigenous woman fatally shot during a wellness check by police...
May 16, 2022

Roughriders cancel practices until further notice
Saskatchewan Roughriders fans who were planning to head to Griffiths Stadium hoping to watch training camp got the bad news Monday morning.The CFL team tweeted out that all practices are cancelled unt...
May 16, 2022

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price named finalist for Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is one of three finalists for the 2022Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance...
May 16, 2022

Ottawa's Terry Fox statue to move to make way for new parliamentary building
OTTAWA - The Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill will need to be moved to make way for a new building to house MPs and senators, committee rooms and an Indigenous Peoples' space. The planned ...
May 16, 2022

Red River Mutual's Spruce Up Your Story Funds Community Space Restoration Projects
Red River Mutual's community sponsorship initiative, Spruce Up Your Story, is back for the third year in a row with $150,000 in total to help restore well-worn, but well-loved spaces that are at the h...
May 16, 2022

Rugby player Elton Jantjies arrested after airplane incident
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa rugby player Elton Jantjies was charged Monday with malicious damage to property and contravening aviation laws after allegedly breaking a TV screen and swe...
May 16, 2022

More training camp practices cancelled as CFL strike continues
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats cancelled a second day of training-camp practices Monday as the CFL players' strike entered its second day. Talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association broke o...
May 16, 2022

Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab. The move is ...
May 16, 2022

Prince Albert Sexual Assault Centre recognizes Sexual Violence Awareness Week
May 16 to 20 is Sexual Violence Awareness Week in SaskatchewanEvery May, Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS), its member agencies, community partners and the Government of Saskatchewan reco...
May 16, 2022