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From Carlton to the big stage: Local crusader to play in national high school football game
A local high school student will soon be on national television in a prestigious football game in Ottawa.Tazmin Smith-Windsor, a Grade 11 student at Carlton High School, was recently selected to atten...
May 12, 2022
Poppy Fund helps replace beds at Mont St. Joseph
A near $6,000 donation will help improve quality of care at a Prince Albert long term care home.The money comes from the local Legion's Poppy Fund, and was used to upgrade two beds for a veteran and t...
May 12, 2022
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness
VANCOUVER - A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight. The...
May 12, 2022
Calgary Flames head to Dallas with sights on series-clincher
CALGARY - Darryl Sutter isn't about to reveal his plans for a potential series-clinching game, but the Calgary Flames have won back-to-back playoff games with the coach taking from his forwards and gi...
May 12, 2022
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) - House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 ins...
May 12, 2022
Man charged in relation to Kildeer standoff
A man has been charged in relation to Sunday's standoff on Kildeer Drive.The 32-year-old male subject who was taken into custody that evening appeared in court on Wednesday in North Battleford. He's c...
May 12, 2022
B.C. mine environment safeguards whittled down by amendments, university study says
Some environmental safeguards built into British Columbia mine approvals are being gradually whittled away without enough public or scientific oversight, says new university research. A recently publi...
May 12, 2022
United States to host Rugby World Cup for first time
DUBLIN - The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as host of the men's tournament in 2031 and the women's tournament two years later. World Rugby announced h...
May 12, 2022
White House, senators have 'sympathy' for Canada's position on Line 5, says Wilkinson
WASHINGTON - Canada's natural resources minister says he is hearing "significant sympathy" from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline. Jonathan Wilkinson is in Washington, D.C., for mee...
May 12, 2022
Canadian men to host Iran in June soccer friendly at B.C. Place Stadium
Canada will host Iran in a men's soccer friendly on June 5 in Vancouver. The match is part of a two-game homestand at B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian men will open CONCACAF Nations League A play ther...
May 12, 2022