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Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA - A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cu...
May 08, 2025
Cardboard intake at Recycling Depot doubles in recent months
A large increase in cardboard being received at the La Ronge Recycling Depot has staff asking residents to be more mindful of where they dump the product after hours. According to Manager Kuan Portill...
May 08, 2025
More details needed about Carney's plans to revamp foreign service, union head says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada's foreign service, arguing that diplomacy is becoming increasingly important in a dangerous world. A union official representing forei...
May 08, 2025
Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
TOFINO - A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach. Parks Canada says the whale was spotted floating offshore on May 6...
May 08, 2025
‘He carried a powerful message’: Indigenous Catholics remember Pope Francis as new pontiff is elected
As the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope, a sense of reflection and mourning was still present among Indigenous Catholics across Canada, who remember P...
May 08, 2025
Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA - Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship. Indigenous Services Canada says it's...
May 08, 2025
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in t...
May 08, 2025
What Trump's agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON - Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom could offer hints about how his administration might negotiate with Canada. The agreement ann...
May 08, 2025
Football Canada hires LaPolice, Lessard as national flag football head coaches
OTTAWA - Paul LaPolice has a new coaching gig. The former CFL coach was named head coach of the Canadian men's national flag football team Thursday. Football Canada also announced the appointment of R...
May 08, 2025
Mikko Rantanen and other trade deadline additions are having big impacts on the NHL playoffs
Mikko Rantanen is showing exactly why Dallas was willing to pay such a hefty price to put him the roster. One of the players the Stars traded for Rantanen is also making a positive impact for his new ...
May 08, 2025