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Winnipeg Jets, Gabriel Vilardi avoid arbitration, agree to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets and forward Gabriel Vilardi avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth US$6.875 million on Wednesday. Vilardi's hearing was set for July 28 after the two...
Jul 19, 2023

FSIN wants police to stop lodging people intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
Rather than taking impaired people to police cells for lodging until they're sober, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) would like to see people taken to a health facility instead. T...
Jul 19, 2023

CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Jolle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec Cit...
Jul 19, 2023

N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government is confirming an anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change reported t...
Jul 19, 2023

Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in some papers he authore...
Jul 19, 2023

Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former president had failed to...
Jul 19, 2023

Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says the resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada. D...
Jul 19, 2023

Low water, wildfires sets the scene for unusual summer along Churchill River
Low water and the threat of forest fires is making for a unique year along the Churchill River.Data provided from the Water Security Agency shows flows near Otter Rapids and at Patuanak are currently ...
Jul 19, 2023

New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won't seek reelection in 2024
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who considered but decided against runs for president and the U.S. Senate, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2024. Sununu, ...
Jul 19, 2023

‘As a kid, you pray for the opportunity’: Fine ready to take the reins of Riders’ offence
Mason Fine is preparing for what could be a career-making opportunity.The 26-year-old quarterback from Peggs, Okla., will be the man the Saskatchewan Roughriders turn to with Trevor Harris on the road...
Jul 19, 2023