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Osoyoos, B.C., site of first Indigenous golf tournament in the province
VICTORIA - First Nations, Mtis and Inuit golfers will have a chance to compete in the inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia set for this May. The tournament is a partnership with the Offi...
Feb 27, 2023

Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal
YELLOWKNIFE - As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal gov...
Feb 27, 2023

Registration hitting pre-COVID levels for Don Allen Saskaloppet
Registration for the upcoming Don Allen Saskaloppet has already reached approximately 150 skiers.That's according to organizer Nichole Robinson, who explained that's a good number to be at and even be...
Feb 27, 2023

Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...
Feb 27, 2023

Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day
KELOWNA, B.C. - Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling. A statement from Cen...
Feb 27, 2023

Ontario sites short-listed for nuclear waste storage
The organization developing a place to store spent nuclear fuel in Canada has settled on two potential sites in Ontario. The move rules out 20 other potential sites across Canada, including three in n...
Feb 27, 2023

One person charged in Megan Gallagher case pleads guilty
One of the people charged in connection with the Megan Gallagher investigation pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Monday.According to a court spokesperson, Ernest Whitehead pleaded guilty...
Feb 27, 2023

One home game left for Ice Wolves before playoffs
There are only three regular season games left for the La Ronge Ice Wolves before playoffs begin in March.The team most recently played back-to-back games against the Melfort Mustangs on Feb. 24 and 2...
Feb 27, 2023

Niederreiter arrives as Jets struggle to stay in the playoff picture
WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter was heading back to a hotel after a practice with the Nashville Predators on Saturday when he got called to the front of the team bus. The veteran forward was given the ne...
Feb 27, 2023

Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
PARIS (AP) - World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbapp again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award on Monday. The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straig...
Feb 27, 2023