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ISC contributes $292,000 to new long-term care facility
Fundraising for the new long-term care facility in La Ronge has received a boost from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). The federal government is providing $292,000 over two years to cover all fundrai...
Aug 08, 2025

B.C. First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River's south arm in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigen...
Aug 08, 2025

Active shooter reported at Emory University in Atlanta, authorities say
ATLANTA (AP) - Police were responding Friday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, near the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta...
Aug 08, 2025

A man suspected of killing 4 people at a Montana bar is in custody, authorities say
ANACONDA, Montana (AP) - Authorities said Friday they have captured dead a man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead and prompted a lockdown of a neighborhood. Michael Pa...
Aug 08, 2025
Sask. Polytech confirms layoffs as a result of lower immigration numbers
A 'significant decline' in international student registration has led to the layoff of 14 staff at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. The school, which has campuses across Saskatchewan with one in Prince Alber...
Aug 08, 2025

Panthers' Tkachuk says he's undecided on whether to have surgery to address last season's injuries
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said he is still undecided whether to get surgery this offseason to address the significant injuries he suffered in the the 4 Nati...
Aug 08, 2025

Toronto FC calls Mihailovic the team's new 'reference point,' with more help to come
TORONTO - Djordje Mihailovic says he was drawn to Toronto FC by the opportunity to add to its winning tradition. Now it's up to the MLS club to surround the star playmaker with the talent to get the f...
Aug 08, 2025

Phoney wildfire images cause confusion on social media. Here are steps to spot them
This week, the BC Wildfire Service posted on Facebook two aerial view images of wildfires raging across densely forested terrain with aircraft attempting to douse the flames. The images were dramatic,...
Aug 08, 2025

Argos can clinch season series versus Redblacks with home win Saturday
TORONTO - Ryan Dinwiddie isn't overthinking it. The Toronto Argonauts (2-6) host the Ottawa Redblacks (2-6) on Saturday afternoon. The winner not only takes sole possession of third in the East Divisi...
Aug 08, 2025

Trump says he will meet with Putin 'very shortly' to discuss the war in Ukraine
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet "very shortly" with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that he will anno...
Aug 08, 2025