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Sask. RCMP to start screening for alcohol at all traffic stops
Drivers pulled over by Mounties in Saskatchewan can expect an alcohol screening, regardless of why they were stopped.The Saskatchewan RCMP said officers will be adding mandatory alcohol screenings to ...
Mar 21, 2024
U.S.-born CFL prospects Bauman, Dublanko embrace Canadian designation and connections
WINNIPEG - Casey Bauman and Joel Dublanko don't need their new-found dual citizenships to make them feel at home in Canada. The American-born football prospects have family ties that led to their desi...
Mar 21, 2024
Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp Early Bird Registration
The Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp Early Bird registration is open until June 30!VIDEO BELOW REGISTER FOR MUSIC CAMP REGISTER FOR WILDSKY FOREST KID'S CAMP Join us this Aug 12 - 16,...
Mar 21, 2024
Quebec inmate who spent 51 months on lam pleads guilty to escaping federal prison
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who spent 51 months on the lam from a federal prison before he was arrested last year has pleaded guilty to escaping custody. Denis Bgin was sentenced to 18 months in prison to...
Mar 21, 2024
Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: report
OTTAWA - Canada's carbon price could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 100 million tonnes a year by 2030, but only about one-fifth of that will come from the consumer carbon price at the cen...
Mar 21, 2024
Government moves to end military authority to investigate, prosecute sex crimes
OTTAWA - The federal government has tabled legislation to formally removing the military's ability to investigate and prosecute crimes of a sexual nature. Defence Minister Bill Blair introduced change...
Mar 21, 2024
Quiet Superstar: Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the face of new Thunder era
OKLAHOMA CITY - Ever since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and were renamed the Thunder, the team has had a close connection with the local Boys and Girls Clubs. Star players like R...
Mar 21, 2024
Families who fled Gaza before applying for special visa must find other way to Canada
The federal government says people who managed to escape the Gaza Strip no longer qualify for a special program to reunite with extended family members in Canada if they didn't finish the application ...
Mar 21, 2024
Russia's space agency aborts launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station; all are safe
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift off Thursday, but the crew was safe, officials said. The Russi...
Mar 21, 2024
Downhill training canceled at World Cup finals to protect slope before speed races
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - The men's and women's downhill trainings at the World Cup finals were canceled on Thursday. The sessions on Wednesday went ahead as scheduled but it was decided to...
Mar 21, 2024