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Province announces funding for a new recreation centre in Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake is getting a new arena and more. The province announced over $37-million in combined funding for a new recreational complex this morning. The 123,054-square-foot recreational facility will...
Oct 06, 2022
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say one suspect killed 11 in Saskatchewan, including brother
REGINA - RCMP say an investigation shows that Myles Sanderson, a suspect in a mass killing in Saskatchewan last month, killed 11 people on his own. Among the dead was his brother, Damien Sanderson. Mo...
Oct 06, 2022
Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, ...
Oct 06, 2022
MPs unanimously vote to temporarily double GST rebate for lower-income Canadians
OTTAWA - MPs unanimously passed legislation today to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians, and the bill will now be sent to the Senate. The federal government has be...
Oct 06, 2022
Biden to give pardons for simple pot possession in pivot to reform U.S. cannabis laws
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden says he intends to offer criminal pardons to anyone convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law. He made the announcement today in a pre-recorde...
Oct 06, 2022
Ticats looking to come off bye week with important win over Riders
HAMILTON - Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats could give their playoff hopes a boost by continuing their trend coming off a bye week. Hamilton (4-10) hosts Saskatchewan (6-9) on Friday night in a ...
Oct 06, 2022
Edmonton Oilers release Jake Virtanen from professional tryout offer
EDMONTON - Jake Virtanen's tryout stint with the Edmonton Oilers is over. The club released the 26-year-old former Vancouver Canuck from his professional tryout offer on Thursday. The unrestricted fre...
Oct 06, 2022
2nd man convicted in Whitmer plot gets 4 years in prison
A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday. Kaleb Franks was rewarded for testifying for prosecutors at two trials. But...
Oct 06, 2022
Second-half rally carries Canadian women to 2-0 win over Argentina
SANLCAR DE BARRAMEDA, Spain - Canada rallied in the second half, pulling ahead on an own goal and Cloe Lacasse's first senior strike to defeat 10-woman Argentina 2-0 in a women's international soccer ...
Oct 06, 2022
Global Affairs Canada mismanaged executive who berated, slapped staff: commissioner
OTTAWA - The watchdog for the federal public service has ruled that Global Affairs Canada committed "gross mismanagement" in the way it dealt with complaints about a senior employee accused of throwin...
Oct 06, 2022