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Ng won't confirm status of 'Team Canada' mission to India amid strained relations
LONDON, Ont. - Trade Minister Mary Ng has spent the past four months talking up a major visit to India designed to boost Canadian exports to the world's most populous country. But now she is not sayin...
Sep 15, 2023

Policy gaps contributed to deadly gondola crash at Quebec's Tremblant ski resort
MONTREAL - A deadly collision between a gondola and a drill rig at Quebec's Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in July occurred, in part, because of incomplete procedures governing how construction equipment w...
Sep 15, 2023

Contract talks held up RCMP team's response to Saskatchewan killings: emails
SASKATOON - A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract n...
Sep 15, 2023

Justin Thomas scuffles for 69, Lucas Herbert shoots 63 for 1st-round lead at Silverado
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the fi...
Sep 14, 2023

Rangers complete four-game sweep of Blue Jays as Toronto's playoff hopes fade
TORONTO - Corey Seager had a home run and a two-run double as the Texas Rangers beat the Blue Jays 9-2 on Thursday, further dimming Toronto's post-season hopes. The loss dropped the Blue Jays to a gam...
Sep 14, 2023

Workers continue restoring essential services in N.W.T. ahead of fire evacuee return
HAY RIVER, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA - Fire crews in the Northwest Territories say work continues fighting hot spots and flareups near evacuated communities while area residents wait to hear when ...
Sep 14, 2023

Special meeting scheduled in La Ronge to discuss possible Ice Wolves players lounge
A special meeting of La Ronge council will be held on Sept. 19 in regards to a request from the La Ronge Ice Wolves to host a player's lounge in the Mel Hegland Uniplex. At a regular meeting on Tuesda...
Sep 14, 2023

Hold and secure lifted after youth attends SMVS with weapon
A hold and secure at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Senator Myles Venne School has been lifted. At 12:22 p.m. on Thursday, La Ronge RCMP received a call regarding a youth who attended the school with ...
Sep 14, 2023

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for expected visit to fighter jet plant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it's concerned his vi...
Sep 14, 2023

RCMP searching for two missing youth from North Battleford
UPDATE: Battleford RCMP reported both Jayna-Rae Taniskishayinew and Bentley McCarthy have been located. ---Battlefords RCMP are asking for help in the search for two missing 13-year-olds.Jayna-Rae Tan...
Sep 14, 2023