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Styrofoam take-out boxes and straws among expected targets of plastics ban
OTTAWA - A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plas...
Jun 10, 2019
‘It’s been the dream’: Riders hold first practice after cuts
A few members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders finally realized their dreams of playing professionally as they hit the field for the first regular-season practice of the year."It's been the dream since...
Jun 10, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Isaac Harker performing a drill at practice on June 9, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
La Ronge selected for Early Years Family Resource Centre
Work will begin immediately to establish an Early Years Family Resource Centre in La Ronge. That's according to a provincial government media release, which states a community planning team will be or...
Jun 10, 2019 La Ronge will be one of 10 communities in the province to have a family resource centre. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Albania president cancels elections, citing tense climate
TIRANA, Albania - Albania's president on Saturday cancelled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the country. President Ilir Meta said he acted because "the ac...
Jun 10, 2019
Killer of Calgary woman, five-year-old appeals convictions and sentence
CALGARY - The killer of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is asking for a new trial. Edward Downey's lawyer has filed a notice that he's appealing his two first-degree murder co...
Jun 10, 2019
Garth Brooks to play second Regina show
Country music star Garth Brooks has announced a second show that he'll play in Regina, set for Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.The news was announced on Twitter Monday morning by Evraz Plac...
Jun 10, 2019 Garth Brooks will play Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 10. (Garth Brooks Twitter page)
Raptors in court battle over logo; Monster Energy says clawmarks too similar
Whether or not the NBA's Toronto Raptors take home the league championship after tonight's basketball game, the team still faces a court battle of a very different kind. Monster Energy, makers of...
Jun 10, 2019
Woman pleads not guilty in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A woman charged after a toddler was found dead outside an Edmonton church has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial. Tasha Mack is accused of second-degree murder in the 19...
Jun 10, 2019
NYC Fire Department: Helicopter pilot has died
NEW YORK - The New York City Fire Department says the pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a Manhattan skyscraper rooftop has died. The Fire Department says the helicopter crash landed on the top of ...
Jun 10, 2019
PM puts bagels, beer against wine, chocolate in Raptors bet with Pelosi
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are betting on the NBA Finals, with the prime minister putting bagels and beer up against wine and chocolate. The Toronto Rap...
Jun 10, 2019