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Canada blanks host China at men's volleyball Olympic qualifier tournament
XI'AN, China - Canada scored a three-set win over China on Wednesday to improve to 3-1 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament. Stephen Maar, of Aurora, Ont., paced the attack with 20...
Oct 04, 2023
Proposed junk yard scrapped for Battleford
A proposed new junkyard for the Town of Battleford has been scrapped following Monday's monthly meeting of Battleford Town Council.Ruster Recycling made the application to the town hoping to secure th...
Oct 04, 2023
15-year-old charged following after school bear spray incident
Prince Albert Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection to a bear spray incident that occurred around the same time students at a local high school were being dismissed for the day.Just bef...
Oct 04, 2023
Holbein man charged after multiple firearms seized by RCMP
A 32-year-old man from Holbein is being charged as part of an illegal firearm investigation.On Sept. 26, RCMP executed a search warrant on a residence in the community and ended up finding three long ...
Oct 04, 2023
Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming crea...
Oct 04, 2023
Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish media reported Wednesday that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. Public broadcaster SVT ...
Oct 04, 2023
In the news today: Regimental funeral today for B.C. Mountie, NDP victory in Manitoba
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Funeral today for B.C. Mountie Rick O'Brien A regimental funeral, including a p...
Oct 04, 2023
Jays need to win Wednesday's Game 2 of AL wild-card series to avoid elimination
MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Blue Jays played 161 games over six long months before clinching an American League wild-card playoff berth. If the Jays don't win Wednesday at Target Field, their post-seaso...
Oct 04, 2023
First Nations premier to lead Manitoba after historic election win
WINNIPEG - Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country. The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservativ...
Oct 04, 2023
'Gratifying': Indigenous leaders reflect on Kinew's historic election win in Manitoba
Manitobans made history Tuesday night for electing an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who is to become the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada. Kinew was raised as a young boy on the ...
Oct 04, 2023