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Saskatchewan residents getting $500 ‘affordability cheque’ this fall
With prices still on the rise in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is now ready to provide financial help to its residents.In a video posted on social media Monday, Premier Scott Moe announced t...
Aug 22, 2022

B.C. Lions regrouping after foot injury to starter Nathan Rourke
SURREY, B.C. - He's out of action for the foreseeable future but quarterback Nathan Rourke still provided his teammates with an emotional lift by attending practice Monday. "Just to see his smile, man...
Aug 22, 2022

La Ronge Petroleum, local couple raise $100,000 for children's hospital foundation
Efforts from La Ronge Petroleum, as well as residents Denis and Lynda Renaud, have resulted in more than $100,000 in donations to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF).The fundraiser...
Aug 22, 2022

Feds cut funding for anti-racism project over 'reprehensible and vile' tweets
OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen has ordered the government to cut funding to an anti-racism initiative over "reprehensible and vile" tweets by a senior consultant on the project. Hussen annou...
Aug 22, 2022

Famous Yousuf Karsh portrait of Sir Winston Churchill stolen from Château Laurier
It sounds like a caper from a movie: a thief has swapped out the famous portrait of a scowling Sir Winston Churchill, photographed by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, with an unsigned copy. A staff member at Ott...
Aug 22, 2022

Young nurse logs nearly 300 hours in one month at Sask. hospital
When Jacelyn Wingerter graduated from nursing school and started working in January, she expected she'd work a lot of hours and be tired.She didn't think she'd be logging nearly 300 hours in one month...
Aug 22, 2022

Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month ...
Aug 22, 2022

Bob Baffert among those to congratulate Attard following Queen's Plate win
TORONTO - Bob Baffert provided a storybook ending to trainer Kevin Attard's first $1-million Queen's Plate victory. Shortly after filly Moira's record-setting win Sunday in the opening leg of the OLG ...
Aug 22, 2022

Ontario, Maritimes premiers meet to talk health care but offer no details, solutions
MONCTON, N.B. - The premiers of the Maritimes and of Ontario say they need a "Team Canada" approach to fixing the country's health-care problems, but none of the leaders is offering any specifics or s...
Aug 22, 2022

Miller named finalist in $25,000 Indigenous business competition
Sparked Apparel owner, Wyatt Miller, is a 2022 Pow Wow Pitch semi-finalist, earning him a chance to win a $25,000 top prize. Miller submitted his pitch back in June and he just recently learned his wa...
Aug 22, 2022