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'This was a close call': Tisdale man finally leaves gangs, gunfire behind in Haiti
A harrowing ordeal is over for a Tisdale man who was trapped in Haiti.Richard Phillips was in Haiti for work when a gang uprising led to mass chaos and violence across the country, leading to the clos...
Mar 21, 2024

Algeria sets election for September, when military-backed president will vie for 2nd term
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign for a second term to lead the oil...
Mar 21, 2024

Highlights of Newfoundland and Labrador's 2024-25 budget
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady tabled the province's 2024-25 budget Thursday. Here are some highlights: - Projected GDP is $33.2 billion, which is a five p...
Mar 21, 2024

Hepatitis A exposure warning at Saskatoon drug store
People who visited the Shoppers Drug Mart in Saskatoon's Centre Mall (Circle and 8th Street East) this past month are being warned they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. The warning period is from...
Mar 21, 2024

Queens of the Stone Age ditches predictability for the 'essence of rock and roll'
In an era of meticulously curated concerts, Queens of the Stone Age jettisons the script to embrace the unpredictable.Each performance is its own unique mystery - one that could include fulfilling son...
Mar 21, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to set targets for temporary resident arrivals
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says for the first time, Canada will set targets for the number of new temporary resident arrivals. More coming. Laura Osman, The Canadian Press
Mar 21, 2024

Commission releases interim report into unmarked graves at residential schools
OTTAWA - An interim report from an international group hired to provide advice on identifying and locating the unmarked graves of children who attended residential schools says Canada can should conti...
Mar 21, 2024

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris healing from kneeing himself in the face, surgery
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris is sporting a look these days courtesy of taking his knee to his face. The 30-year-old from Regina posted on Instagram earlier this week a video of himself spinning ...
Mar 21, 2024

Liberal MP decries 'political games' over criticism of Conservatives on Ukraine
OTTAWA - One of the Liberals' point people on foreign policy says framing the Tories as soft on Ukraine isn't helping the country fend off Russia's invasion. Toronto MP Rob Oliphant is parliamentary s...
Mar 21, 2024

Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery hopes win in Belfast will leads to title shot
The first question Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery fielded at media day ahead of Friday's Bellator Champions Series card in Belfast was about his trademark mullet. Was he the only man in Ireland w...
Mar 21, 2024