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B.C. Premier Eby calls on Bank of Canada to halt interest rate hikes
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is calling on the Bank of Canada to halt further interest rate hikes. In a letter today to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, Eby urges him to consider...
Aug 31, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years in prison for plot to keep Trump in power
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful ...
Aug 31, 2023

Pierre Trudeau spy unit reflects secrecy of Ottawa toward Quebec sovereignty
MONTREAL - New revelations about a secret anti-sovereigntist spy unit in the office of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau are a sign of how much remains unknown about the federal government's respon...
Aug 31, 2023

A busy night for Melfort Fire & Rescue battling three blazes
The Melfort Fire Department had a busy night on Wednesday and overnight Thursday with three calls in a span of six hours.On Aug 30 at 10:34 p.m. firefighters were called northwest of Melfort for repor...
Aug 31, 2023

Rain across B.C. Interior aids wildfire fight in Okanagan, Shuswap and Fraser Canyon
Widespread rain in the forecast today throughout much of British Columbia's southern Interior is expected to aid firefighters pushing back against a number of major wildfires in the region. The Columb...
Aug 31, 2023

Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means 'life or death' for trans kids: Ien
Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred prono...
Aug 31, 2023

Record number of suspected overdose deaths in Montreal in the last year
MONTREAL - The director of a Montreal supervised drug-consumption site says the city saw a record number of drug-related deaths in the last year. CACTUS Montral executive director Jean-Franois Mary ma...
Aug 31, 2023

2023 CFL Season Gets Really Interesting.
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."Well, once again the gates of Stony Mountain Peni...
Aug 31, 2023

Fire activity expected to kick up in N.W.T., Mounties warn against re-entering
YELLOWKNIFE - Fire activity along a key Northwest Territories highway is expected to kick up in the coming days, while Mounties say they'll stop a potentially large group from trying to re-enter when ...
Aug 31, 2023

Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georg...
Aug 31, 2023