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Red Pheasant Cree Nation 6th Annual Competition Pow Wow
We are not hosting a rodeo this year but we are hosting a three-day Pow Wow. Everyone is welcomed!Red Pheasant Cree Nation, 20 minutes south of The Historic Battlefords on Highway 4 South.
Jul 23, 2021

NHL prepares for second straight virtual entry draft
For the second year in a row, NHL general managers and scouts will gather around their computers Friday for a virtual entry draft. Owen Power, a six-foot-six, 213-pound defenceman from Mississauga, On...
Jul 23, 2021

Let the games begin, and raising a louder alarm in B.C. : In The News for July 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 23... What we are watching on the world s...
Jul 23, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 23, 2021

Kanye West unveils 'Donda' album at massive Atlanta event
LOS ANGELES - Kanye West barely said a word during his impromptu album listening session Thursday night, but the mercurial rapper still had most attendees standing on their feet while hanging on every...
Jul 22, 2021

NHL schedule leaves room for Olympic break, league says talks ongoing
The schedule for the upcoming NHL season leaves room for an Olympic break, but the league says no final decision has been made on whether players will compete in the 2022 Beijing Games. The NHL said i...
Jul 22, 2021

'It's not going to be easy': La Ronge residential school cemetery search set to commence
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is asking for prayers and strength as a historic residential school cemetery is about to be searched using ground penetration radar technology...
Jul 22, 2021

Sail Canada launching three new development centres across the country
KINGSTON, Ont. - Sail Canada is planning to launch three new national sailing centres across the country in an effort to help athletes further develop. The organization says the centres will be set up...
Jul 22, 2021

Dany Fortin says 'career appears to be over' after leak of misconduct investigation
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says his career "appears to be over" after he was abruptly removed from his role overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout because of a decades-old allegation of sexu...
Jul 22, 2021

Liberals interfering with 'exclusive jurisdiction' of House, Speaker tells court
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says a federal attempt to shield documents related to the firing of two scientists is a violation of parliamentary privilege and must be tossed out of co...
Jul 22, 2021