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New Redblacks GM Shawn Burke aims to create winning culture in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks expect to win and they believe Shawn Burke is the man to help them do just that. The Redblacks officially introduced Burke as their new general manager at a press confere...
Dec 20, 2021
Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism
WASHINGTON (AP) - Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed new rules prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities. The n...
Dec 20, 2021
Think you have COVID-19 during the Omicron wave? Here's what to do
OTTAWA - Nearly two years into the pandemic, most people know what to do when they feel ill to stop the spread of COVID-19. The highly transmissible new variant has thrown some of the old rules for a ...
Dec 20, 2021
Saskatchewan man braving the elements on quest to Timber Bay school
While many Saskatchewan residents get ready for some rest and relaxation over the holidays, one man is instead walking over 300 km in the snow.B'yauling Toni, a non-Indigenous 21-year-old man from Sas...
Dec 20, 2021
Prosecutor expects 29 sex misconduct cases to stay in military justice system
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces' top prosecutor says he expects more than two dozen criminal cases in which sexual misconduct charges have already been laid will remain with the military's justice ...
Dec 20, 2021
'Guided by Canada': NASA space telescope with Canadian components to launch this week
Right now, in a solar system far, far away, seven planets orbit a red dwarf star. Three are the right distance from their sun for liquid water to be present. One of them, known as Trappist 1-F, also h...
Dec 20, 2021
Black Lake man charged with second degree murder
Police are investigating a suspicious death in Black Lake. According to a media release, on Dec. 16 Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit officers arrested a male in relation to this investigation. The ...
Dec 20, 2021
Ice Wolves mark final home game of 2021 with two SJHL firsts
The La Ronge Ice Wolves continue to be a progressive force in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) with two firsts at Friday's home game against the Flin Flon Bombers. Alejandro Apud de la Fue...
Dec 20, 2021
NHL shuts down Canadiens, Blue Jackets due to COVID-19 concerns
The NHL has shut down the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets through its holiday break because of COVID-19. The league said in a statement today the move was made "due to concern with the nu...
Dec 20, 2021
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after severe flood damage
VANCOUVER - A major highway linking Metro Vancouver and southern British Columbia to the rest of the province has reopened about a month after severe flooding damaged the route in several areas. The B...
Dec 20, 2021