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Yukon gold mine says no cyanide detected after spill, as lenders cite credit default
MAYO, YUKON - Mining company Victoria Gold says no cyanide has been detected in surface water since an equipment failure and slide of ore at its Yukon Eagle Mine last week. The company says in a state...
Jul 04, 2024

Jets sign defenceman Haydn Fleury, forward Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury and forward Mason Shaw. The Jets said Thursday that both deals are one-year, two-way contracts with an average annual value of US$775,0...
Jul 04, 2024

Security review needed after Inuk women highway deaths near lodge in Quebec: coroner
MONTREAL - A coroner says a Montreal-area Inuit health centre should review its security measures in light of the deaths of two patients who were struck and killed on highways within a 24-hour span in...
Jul 04, 2024

Collaros on the sidelines as winless Bombers prepare to host Redblacks
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros will be standing on the sidelines when the Blue Bombers host the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday. Collaros didn't practise this week after sustaining a thorax injury in last Saturd...
Jul 04, 2024

Co-op cardlocks back up and running in some Sask. communities
Multiple Co-op locations are announcing that their cardlock services are back up and running. Both Discovery Co-op out of the Battlefords and Lake Country Co-op (Prince Albert to Nipawin) have made po...
Jul 04, 2024

US citizen Robert Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court
MOSCOW (AP) - Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday, court officials and his lawyers ...
Jul 04, 2024

Minimum Wage Set to Increase October 1
On October 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $15 an hour.In 2022 the Government of Saskatchewan indicated it would make incremental increases to minimum wage over a two year p...
Jul 04, 2024

Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women's division of Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - Dental hygiene student Miki Sudo of Florida has won her 10th women's title at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. On Thursday, Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs i...
Jul 04, 2024

Canada gets another spot in women's 10m diving event at Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada has been allocated a second spot in the women's individual 10-metre diving event at the Paris Olympics. Diving Canada announced Thursday that Kate Miller will dive in the event, along...
Jul 04, 2024

Canada's Denis Shapovalov advances to third round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round of Wimbledon following a hard-fought 7-6 (3), 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. In an uneven effort, S...
Jul 04, 2024