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Marquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Marquette University President Michael Lovell has died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 57. Lovell had been suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that dev...
Jun 10, 2024

Federal government to give Quebec $750 million for surge in temporary immigrants
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault say Ottawa is offering $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province. Legault had been asking Ottawa for $1 billion to cover costs...
Jun 10, 2024

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The vote on the U.S.-spons...
Jun 10, 2024

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction,...
Jun 10, 2024

Nearly 450 attend Filipino flag raising, feast and festival in La Ronge
The strength and resilience of the local Filipino culture was on fully display in La Ronge on Sunday. The day began with a flag raising ceremony in Patterson Park at 9 a.m., before festivities moved t...
Jun 10, 2024
Canada’s Got Talent winner Rebecca Strong to perform at upcoming Rattlers game
Rebecca Strong, who was catapulted to fame after winning the million-dollar prize on Canada's Got Talent last month, will make a halftime performance during an upcoming Saskatchewan Rattlers game in S...
Jun 10, 2024

Canada captain says 'anything is possible' in T20 World Cup match against Pakistan
Canada can expect a motivated Pakistan when they meet Tuesday at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in suburban New York. Winless after two games at the 20-country cricket tournament, the sixth-ranked Pakist...
Jun 10, 2024

As Oilers chase Stanley Cup rings, former Oiler Esa Tikkanen sheds some of his
Several Edmonton Oilers are trying to win the first Stanley Cup rings of their careers. Esa Tikkanen is getting rid of his. The 59-year-old from Helsinki won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers...
Jun 10, 2024

Montreal facing questions on sudden patio closing during busy Grand Prix night
MONTREAL - Montreal's administration is facing questions after fire prevention officers ordered a number of restaurants to shut their packed outdoor seating areas during the busy Grand Prix weekend. C...
Jun 10, 2024

Plouffe twins headline Canada's Olympic 3x3 women's basketball roster
TORONTO - Twin sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe headline Canada's 3x3 women's basketball roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Paige Crozon of Humboldt, Sask., and Kacie Bosch of Lethbridge, A...
Jun 10, 2024