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Canadian quarterback Kurtis Rourke adjusting to new life at Indiana University
Kurtis Rourke is feeling like a freshman again. The six-foot-five, 230-pound Oakville, Ont., native is entering his sixth American college football season but first at Indiana University. He transferr...
Jan 25, 2024
Municipal report advises against electric vehicle integration
La Ronge administration has compiled a Vehicle Management Plan after a request to do so was made by council. The goal of the review was to describe the current fleet, vehicle usage, confirm necessary ...
Jan 25, 2024
RCMP arrest man wanted for multiple serious offences in Montreal Lake area
RCMP have charged a 30-year-old man for an alleged assault that happened on Montreal Lake Cree Nation last October.Michael Roberts was taken into custody on Tuesday. He was found at a home on Montreal...
Jan 25, 2024
Former justice minister David Lametti resigns as Montreal MP to join law firm
OTTAWA - Former justice minister and Montreal MP David Lametti says he is resigning from public office as of the end of this month. Lametti made the announcement today, saying in a statement that he r...
Jan 25, 2024
With Glenn Howard out with knee injury, son Scott to skip three-man team at playdowns
A three-man lineup has worked well at times for the members of Team Glenn Howard. They're hoping a short-handed setup will lead to success again this week at the Ontario curling championship. With How...
Jan 25, 2024
U.K. suspends trade negotiations with Canada, as each accuse the other of not budging
OTTAWA - The United Kingdom is hitting the brakes on trade talks with Canada after Ottawa decided to not extend two temporary measures put in place after Brexit. London announced the pause in negotiat...
Jan 25, 2024
Scotiabank Arena to host PWHL's 'Battle on Bay Street' between Toronto and Montreal
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League is heading to Scotiabank Arena. The united North American circuit announced Thursday its Feb. 16 game between Toronto and Montreal will be played at th...
Jan 25, 2024
Study suggests oilsands pollutant release vastly higher than official estimates
Alberta's oilsands are releasing potentially hazardous compounds into the atmosphere at rates dozens of times higher than official estimates, newly published research suggests. The authors say the mas...
Jan 25, 2024
Manager in fatal B.C. rooming house fire calls for better fire safety training
BURNABY, B.C. - The manager of a Vancouver rooming house that was the site of a fatal fire in 2022 broke down in tears at an inquest, telling the jury that staff needed better training in fire safety....
Jan 25, 2024
Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey published a measure approving Sweden's membership in NATO in an official gazette on Thursday, finalizing the ratification that brings the previously nonaligned country a s...
Jan 25, 2024