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Judge suspends two articles of Quebec's new language law regarding legal translations
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has temporarily suspended two articles of the province's new language law, saying they could prevent some English-speaking organizations from accessing justice...
Aug 12, 2022

Canadian wastewater surveillance expanding to new public health threats: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure new health threats like monkeypox and polio. Over the course of the COVID-...
Aug 12, 2022

Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes repeat calls to St-Onge to improve toxic culture
More than 90 current and retired Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes are renewing their call for action from federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge to help clean up what they say is a toxic climate...
Aug 12, 2022

JSCN Annual Sports Day
There will be the Rita H Sanderson Chuckwagon Memorial Dash for Cash race. Prizes are $1,000, $750, and $500. Included will be championship buckles, championship jackets, and championship plaque. Also...
Aug 12, 2022

Hundreds of lightning strikes hit B.C. as severe thunderstorms roll through
Severe thunderstorms have torn through British Columbia's Interior, delivering hundreds of lightning strikes to areas already ranked at a high to extreme risk for wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service we...
Aug 12, 2022

CF Montréal looks to solidify playoff position on the road against Houston
MONTREAL - CF Montral's playoff position is far more solid entering the final third of the Major League Soccer season than it was at this point last year. The club was on the bubble of the playoff rac...
Aug 12, 2022

Quebec's Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teen, chasing hoops dream at Canada Games
Olivier Rioux landed with a size-large exclamation point on Michael Meeks' radar when the Canada Basketball coach opened a photo in his inbox seven years ago. Rioux was attending a kids basketball cam...
Aug 12, 2022

SPSA Reminds Residents and Visitors to Stay Cautious to Prevent Wildfires
While Saskatchewan is experiencing fewer wildfires than normal, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is reminding residents that we are not out of the woods yet. Warmer temperatures and dry co...
Aug 12, 2022

SaskPower planning for electric vehicles
As Teslas, IONIQs, and LEAFs become more popular in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is working on how to incorporate electric vehicles (EVs) into its plans for the future.Nathan Hoffart, manager of customer s...
Aug 12, 2022

Rory MacDonald ready for anything, anyone as PFL switches opponent at last minute
In the leadup to Saturday's Professional Fighters League semifinal against (Prince) Magomed Umalatov in Cardiff, Wales, Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald pointed to a priority in his tra...
Aug 12, 2022