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'Unacceptable' that Inuk MP felt unsafe in House of Commons, Miller says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says it's a "sad reflection" on Canada that an Inuk MP feels she's been racially profiled by security officials on Parliament Hill. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a...
Jun 16, 2021

Wynyard Kinettes hosting all day summer festival next Saturday
The return of some events has the Wynyard Kinette Club busy with planning a summer festival.The June 26 event will feature a drive-thru pancake breakfast followed by a parade, art nest, vendor fair, c...
Jun 16, 2021

Conservatives raise concerns over UNDRIP bill as time runs short to pass legislation
OTTAWA - Just as Parliament's clock is quickly running short to pass bills before a possible fall election, Conservatives are turning up the heat in their concerns over a key piece of Liberal legislat...
Jun 16, 2021

Wanted man arrested and charged after two separate incidents of pointing a firearm
Battlefords have charged 23-year-old Creedance Stone for multiple offences, including five counts of pointing a firearmThe North Battleford male was originally wanted for an incident in Red Pheasant C...
Jun 16, 2021

Child-welfare gaps led to youth suicides, Indigenous group argues at Federal Court
OTTAWA - Children and youth in remote First Nations who have died by suicide are a tragic examples showing Canada's harms toward Indigenous kids was wilful and reckless, lawyers argued in Federal Cour...
Jun 16, 2021

MPs pass Bloc motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA - Federal lawmakers are acknowledging Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. In the House of Commons today, a motio...
Jun 16, 2021

Carpenter High School grads preparing to walk the stage at in-person grad ceremony
Nearly 100 Carpenter High School graduates will be participating in a more traditional style graduation ceremony this year now that COVID-19 restrictions are becoming more relaxed. At this time last y...
Jun 16, 2021

Jason Spezza signs with Maple Leafs at league minimum for third straight season
TORONTO - Jason Spezza will once again be sporting blue and white next season. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday the 38-year-old forward has re-signed with his hometown team at the league mi...
Jun 16, 2021

'It's just time': Oscienny ready for retirement after more than two decades of teaching
Lisa Oscienny always knew teaching was her calling."It was always what I was going to be," she said. "I never played house when I was little, I played school. I had a chalkboard and I remember having ...
Jun 16, 2021

AA Beavers look to 'bridge the past and future' at home-opener Wednesday
The 18U AA Beavers will host the Saskatoon A's for their home opener at Beaver Lions Stadium in North Battleford Wednesday evening. The theme of the night will be 'bridging the past and the future,' a...
Jun 16, 2021