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Canada 'closely following' reports of attacks on journalists in Russia: Freeland
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will speak out about the lack of media freedom in Russia during a conference that Canada is co-hosting next month with Great B...
Jun 10, 2019
Rules for new corporate ombud criticized for deferring to companies
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving its new watchdog on international corporate responsibility unprecedented power to hear complaints from Canadian companies that think they've been unfairly tar...
Jun 10, 2019
New Manitoba plan contains no carbon tax, higher carbon emissions level
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation. Sustainable Development Minister Roche...
Jun 10, 2019
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
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)