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Sask. actress relishes new project while looking back to her small-town routes
From a small-town life in Torch River to the big lights of Canadian film and TV, a Saskatchewan actress is still doing what she loves best.Shannon Jardine, who spent most of her life in Torch River an...
Oct 26, 2023
Chief of defence staff says military must switch gears in increasingly chaotic world
OTTAWA - The chief of the defence staff says in a new message to military members that China and Russia are expansionist powers that don't differentiate between war and peace. Gen. Wayne Eyre has rele...
Oct 26, 2023
‘Not acceptable:’ Sask. health minister addresses long biopsy wait times
The Government of Saskatchewan is well aware of the long wait times for ultrasounds and biopsies for women facing breast cancer.Those wait times affected Regina's Lindsay Rogers, who waited two months...
Oct 26, 2023
Manitoba Chamber of Commerce president believes Jets can overcome attendance woes
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have already set a record this season, but it's nothing to cheer about. The team drew 11,136 fans for its 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday at Canada Life Centre...
Oct 26, 2023
Funeral today for Montreal man killed by Hamas in attack on Israel
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who was killed in Israel during a surprise attack by Hamas earlier this month is being remembered as a hero and a "larger-than-life" personality at a funeral today. A casket ...
Oct 26, 2023
Christine Sinclair looks to avoid being 'surprised' on farewell tour with Canada
While no fan of being in the spotlight, captain Christine Sinclair knows she will be centre stage in her final four games for Canada. The 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., admitted to having "mixed emot...
Oct 26, 2023
B.C. man sentenced to 18 months for 2019 overdose death of 14-year-old Carson Crimeni
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail with another 18 months of conditional supervisionafter pleading guilty to manslaughter in the high-profile overdose death of a 14-...
Oct 26, 2023
Alberta Premier Smith says International Energy Agency 'no longer credible'
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling one of the world's premier energy research institutions "no longer credible" after it released a report saying fossil fuel demand is likely to peak ...
Oct 26, 2023
'I know who I am:' Buffy Sainte-Marie calls Indigenous identity questions hurtful
Buffy Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she's always been honest that she doesn't know the identity of her birth parents ahead of a CBC report expected to questio...
Oct 26, 2023
Report says salaries of Sask. Crown execs down 3% from previous year
Executives at Saskatchewan's Crown corporations received $18.7 million in salary during the 2022-23 fiscal year, a drop of three per cent from the previous year.In the 2022-23 payee disclosure report ...
Oct 26, 2023