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Montreal dockworkers union says changes made to hiring list criticized as nepotistic
MONTREAL - The union representing dockworkers at the Port of Montreal says it has ended a long-standing hiring practice that has been criticized for fostering nepotism - to the point where workers' pr...
Sep 14, 2023
Saskatchewan considers notwithstanding clause to keep school pronoun policy change
OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and nonbinary students to use different names or ...
Sep 14, 2023
Noda's 1-out single in 9th ends no-hit bid, Astros win 6-2 and send Athletics to 100th loss
HOUSTON (AP) - Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros held Oakland hitless until Ryan Noda's one-out single in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory on Wednesday night that sent the Athletics to first consec...
Sep 13, 2023
Atlanta Braves clinch 6th straight NL East title, beat Phillies 4-1 as Strider gets 17th win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night behind Spencer Strider's major league-leading 17th win and ...
Sep 13, 2023
Nathaniel Lowe and Mitch Garver's three-run blasts helps Rangers top Blue Jays 10-0
TORONTO - Nathaniel Lowe and Mitch Garver smashed three-run homers to lift the Texas Rangers over the Blue Jays 10-0 on Wednesday and deal Toronto's post-season hopes a serious blow. The Blue Jays (80...
Sep 13, 2023
Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna, B.C., was pepper sprayed after an "altercation" on a bus on Monday, in the second instance of violence against a Sikh youth riding pub...
Sep 13, 2023
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
HOUSTON (AP) - While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as chi...
Sep 13, 2023
Taxi rates rise in La Ronge, ridesharing programs now regulated
Residents of the tri-communities will be paying more if they need a cab. The increase in fares comes after La Ronge council adopted a new Taxi, Limousine, and Vehicles for Hire Bylaw at a regular meet...
Sep 13, 2023
Citing scheduling issues, Canada Soccer opts to skip Pan American Games
Citing scheduling issues, Canada Soccer has opted not to field a women's team in the upcoming Pan American Games. The Games, which run Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile, start before and finish aft...
Sep 13, 2023
Former Sask. hockey player set to star in Season Two of Shoresy
One of the country's more popular TV shows is coming back and some people in Saskatchewan may recognize a familiar face.Season Two of Shoresy, the hit hockey comedy and Letterkenny spinoff, launches o...
Sep 13, 2023