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AFN chief warns lawyers may 'take advantage' of child-welfare settlement recipients
OTTAWA - The interim national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging those eligible to receive compensation from a landmark class-action settlement to be careful that lawyers do not try to t...
Oct 26, 2023

Beach volleyball duo Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to play for Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - The Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have advanced to the women's gold-medal match at the Pan American Games. Canada's flagbearers at the...
Oct 26, 2023

Federal justice minister orders review of Quebec man's 2002 sex assault conviction
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered the Quebec Court of Appeal to review the conviction of a man found guilty of sexual assault more than two decades ago. Justice Minister Arif Virani sa...
Oct 26, 2023

Police charge Pelican Narrows man with numerous firearm, drug trafficking offences
Members of the Pelican Narrows RCMP and the La Ronge Crime Reduction Team have arrested one man and charged him with weapons and drug possession.The arrest was made on Monday after members made patrol...
Oct 26, 2023

Liberals to pause carbon pricing on heating oil, beef up heat pump incentives
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the government will double the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians beginning next April. Trudeau also says there will be a temporary, thre...
Oct 26, 2023

Stampeders looking to keep momentum going against Blue Bombers
CALGARY - Don't tell Calgary linebacker Micah Awe that Friday night's game between the Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers at McMahon Stadium doesn't mean anything. Although a victory for Calgary (6-...
Oct 26, 2023

Expert calls for better supports around menstrual health in youth sports
A leading researcher on sport, gender, and menstrual health says that youth sports coaches have to educate themselves about periods. Studies show that girls drop out of organized sport at more than tw...
Oct 26, 2023

Erin O'Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China 'into the future'
OTTAWA - Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says Canada's spy agency told him he would be a target of the Chinese government "into the future" for "an undetermined time." O'Toole shared that deta...
Oct 26, 2023

Safety Katsantonis making most of his chance with Ticats
HAMILTON - Stavros Katsantonis has certainly made the most of his opportunity this season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The five-foot-10, 188-pound safety began the year backing up compatriot Tunde Ad...
Oct 26, 2023

Forward Zack Kassian retires after 12 seasons in the National Hockey League
Zack Kassian announced his retirement Thursday following a 12-year career in the National Hockey League. The 32-year-old forward played 661 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canuc...
Oct 26, 2023