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A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his church during a robbery was put to death Wednesday evening, the second execution in the U.S. this ...
Feb 05, 2025

Roughriders sign star receiver/returner Mario Alford to contract extension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver/returner Mario Alford to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Alford was fourth in the league with 2,071 all-purpose yards...
Feb 05, 2025
RCMP confirm 2 men and 2 women were killed on Carry the Kettle
The Saskatchewan RCMP provided a brief update on Feb. 5 about the ongoing investigation into four suspicious deaths.RCMP confirmed two men and two women were the victims of the quadruple homicide that...
Feb 05, 2025

Canadians want research on UFO sightings, but don't want to pay for it
OTTAWA - The truth is out there and Canadians think they should know about it - but they don't want to pay for research into reports of strange objects spotted in the night sky. Canada's chief science...
Feb 05, 2025

Businesses told to look for opportunity in Trump chaos
A short speech from Conservative MP Randy Hoback had members of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce listening intently for any clues as to what might come next in the potential Canada/U...
Feb 05, 2025

Canada Nick Taylor has a cure for the mid-winter blues: winning
The mid-winter blahs are something Nick Taylor has only heard about. Taylor has won four of his five career PGA Tour titles in the winter months, most recently winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Jan. ...
Feb 05, 2025

Nunavut MP calls on Liberals to extend Inuit child funding program
OTTAWA - Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is repeating her calls for Ottawa to extend a funding program for Inuit children, saying the situation is dire. The Inuit Child First Initiative was introduced in 2019 ...
Feb 05, 2025

B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking
VICTORIA - A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a "significant portion" of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are being diverted and that prescribed alternatives are being traffic...
Feb 05, 2025

Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults
VANCOUVER - A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for s...
Feb 05, 2025

Trudeau travelling to Paris, Brussels for AI summit, meetings with European allies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet European leaders and the head of NATO next week as Canada reaches out to allies reeling under the impact of the new Trump administration in the United ...
Feb 05, 2025