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Indigenous leaders plan action against Saskatchewan First Act
Blockades could be set up in Saskatchewan if Premier Scott Moe doesn't retract the Saskatchewan First Act.More than 35 chiefs gathered in the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' (FSIN) boardro...
Dec 16, 2022
Migrants pack Mexico-US border ahead of asylum limits end
REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) - Thousands of migrants packed shelters on Mexico's border with the United States on Friday as an end neared to Trump-era asylum restrictions. Ahead of that, illegal border crossi...
Dec 16, 2022
Samuel Charron, Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer's top Para, futsal players
TORONTO - Samuel Charron has been named Canada Soccer's Para Soccer Player of the Year for a third time with Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year. Charron, who has been p...
Dec 16, 2022
Montreal public health says two children have died from strep A infections
Montreal public health officials say two children have died from strep A amid an uptick in infections across the city. Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the dea...
Dec 16, 2022
Record amount of opium found in Vancouver marine containers: border services
DELTA, B.C. - What started as a probe into some oddities with shipping pallets in Vancouver has ended with a record seizure of opium by the Canada Border Services Agency. The agency says its investiga...
Dec 16, 2022
Longtime QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau announces retirement
MONTREAL - Longtime Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau said he will retire part way through the 2023-24 season. Courteau, who has been involved in the league for 47 years, ...
Dec 16, 2022
'If all else fails, we will blockade': Chiefs call for Sask. bill to be scrapped
SASKATOON - Chiefs in Saskatchewan sent a message to the provincial government to scrap a controversial bill or the new year could start with blockades. "Political avenues, legal avenues are in place,...
Dec 16, 2022
La Ronge Elks Club break-in to cost volunteer group nearly $4,000
The La Ronge Elks Club has experienced a setback following the recent break-and-enter at their hall in Air Ronge. On or around Dec. 11, the Elks Hall was broken into after two back doors were forced o...
Dec 16, 2022
Right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt officially signs with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Chris Bassitt is officially a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Bassitt and the Blue Jays have agreed to a new three-year deal worth $63 million. Several media outlets had reported that the 3...
Dec 16, 2022
Former Canada foes face off Saturday to decide third place at the World Cup
If nothing else, Saturday's third-place playoff at the World Cup serves as a reminder of the tough neighbourhood that Canada found itself in in its return to the men's soccer showcase after a 36-year ...
Dec 16, 2022