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Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for any...
Dec 17, 2021
La Ronge council supports 2022 Family Literacy Day
At a regular La Ronge council meeting earlier this week, a motion was passed to declare Jan. 27, 2022 as Family Literacy Day.The request was brough forward by local literacy hub coordinator Amber Daig...
Dec 17, 2021
Holiday Spending and Sticking to your Budget
Some of you may already have completed your holiday spending, but likely many of you have not. Year after year, polls indicate that Canadians continue to spend more and more at Christmas. These statis...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021
Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow
The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...
Dec 17, 2021
More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
TOKYO (AP) - More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possib...
Dec 17, 2021
Boeser scores twice to lead surging Canucks past Sharks 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Brock Boeser scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth straight game since coach Bruce Boudreau took over with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday n...
Dec 17, 2021
Puljujarvi leads Oilers past Blue Jackets 5-2; Edmonton snaps six-game losing skid
EDMONTON - Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers broke out of a serious slump by defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday. Derek Ryan, Brendan Perlini and Warr...
Dec 16, 2021