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CFL, CFL Players' Association reach another tentative agreement
The CFL and CFL Players' Association have reached another tentative agreement. According to a league source, the two sides hammered out a second agreement in principle Thursday, two days after CFL com...
May 26, 2022
Parliamentary committee to start report on expanding eligibility for assisted dying
OTTAWA - A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation on assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it. The committee of MPs and sen...
May 26, 2022
Sask. distillery gives back and earns major international award
It has been a busy but exciting couple of months for a local business as they raised thousands of dollars for Ukraine on top of winning a huge award.Phantom Light Distillery in Prince Albert has only ...
May 26, 2022
Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in beheading case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A jury on Thursday convicted a New Hampshire man of first-degree murder for killing his wife's coworker after he discovered they were texting, and then forcing her to behead him. ...
May 26, 2022
Report: CFL, players’ union reach tentative agreement
Just hours before a CFL-imposed deadline, a 3DownNation report says the league and the CFL Players' Association have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.John Hodge report...
May 26, 2022
Irvine completes goal of competing in Ironman World Championship
La Ronge's Dr. James Irvine has returned to Canada after achieving his goal of competing in the 2021 Ironman World Championship in Utah.The high intensity event, which occurred May 7, included a 3.8-k...
May 26, 2022
President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A fire in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Senegal has killed 11 newborns, President Macky Sall said. Only three infants could be saved. "To their mothers and families, I expre...
May 26, 2022
Spain replaces French Barbarians as July opponent for Canadian men's rugby team
TORONTO - Spain has replaced the French Barbarians as Canada's opponent in a men's rugby match July 10 at Ottawa's TD Place. "We had an agreement from the French Barbarians that they would be travelli...
May 26, 2022
Alberta men accused of killing Métis hunters took law into own hands: prosecutor
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a father and son accused of killing two Mtis hunters took the law into their own hands when they chased them on a rural road in Alberta, shot them and left them to d...
May 26, 2022
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022