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Senators ask Trudeau to strip Don Meredith of 'Honourable' title
OTTAWA - Senators voted to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his "Honourable" title. Meredith resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct...
Nov 29, 2022

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundr...
Nov 29, 2022

Trump's dinner disaster sparks new rules for his campaign
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is betting he can win his way back to the White House by reviving the outsider appeal that fueled his success in 2016. But his dinner with a Holocaust-denying white nation...
Nov 29, 2022

La Ronge byelection to fill open councillor position scheduled for Wednesday
La Ronge is set to have a full council of seven for the first time since July. A byelection is scheduled for tomorrow to fill a councillor position left vacant after Joe Hordyski won a previous mayora...
Nov 29, 2022

Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department...
Nov 29, 2022

Austrian skier Nina Ortlieb fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run
LAKE LOUISE, Alaska - Austria's Nina Ortlieb posted the fastest time Tuesday in the first downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Ortlieb ...
Nov 29, 2022

Dutch man who harassed B.C. teenager Amanda Todd returned to the Netherlands
The man convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has been returned to the Netherlands, where the prosecution office says a judge will decide if he serves any of his 1...
Nov 29, 2022

Pulisic goal advances US in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Christian Pulisic scored while crashing headfirst into the goalkeeper in the 38th minute and the United States advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Ir...
Nov 29, 2022

Parti Québécois still refusing oath of office to King as Quebec legislature resumes
QUEBEC - The three recently elected members of the Parti Qubcois found themselves on the outside looking in today as Quebec's legislature reopened without them. The PQ members have refused to swear th...
Nov 29, 2022

Partnership in tri-communities organizing Christmas hamper giveaway
In an effort to relieve some of the stress that comes with the Christmas season, a number of organizations in the tri-communities are teaming up to provide hampers. Men of the North have partnered wit...
Nov 29, 2022