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Montreal mayor calls for federal action on gun violence after teen's shooting
MONTREAL - The "cowardly" shooting of a 16-year-old boy Sunday in Montreal is renewing calls for the government to do more about gun violence as authorities work to solve his murder. Thomas Trudel, 16...
Nov 16, 2021
Health minister says announcement coming on COVID-19 border measure changes
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 prevention measures at the Canadian border "very soon." The government has faced mounting pressu...
Nov 16, 2021
Discussions to resolve B.C. pipeline blockade have reached a pivotal point: Miller
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas ...
Nov 16, 2021
Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...
Nov 16, 2021
Harker to start as Riders opt to rest Fajardo, other starters
With the Saskatchewan Roughriders resting a number of starters, Isaac Harker will be the CFL team's starting quarterback on Saturday against the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats."(It has been a) long time com...
Nov 16, 2021
JPII senior girls go undefeated at regionals, advance to provincials
The John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) senior girls volleyball team added another milestone to their season over the weekend at Saskatoon's Marion Graham Collegiate, going undefeated at regionals, to punc...
Nov 16, 2021
Kyle Clifford acquired by Toronto Maple Leafs in trade with St. Louis Blues
TORONTO - Forward Kyle Clifford was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday in exchange for future considerations. Clifford played two games with St. Louis t...
Nov 16, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., mayor worries for community as rescuers overwhelmed by flooding
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Fast-rising water levels from a river in Washington state have overwhelmed rescuers in Abbotsford, B.C., where 1,100 homes have been evacuated, in a province where thousands of peop...
Nov 16, 2021
City council deliberates on administration's proposed budget
The City of North Battleford administration gave council a breakdown of some of the larger spend items impacting the proposed 2022 budget at the first deliberation meeting Monday.Administration recomm...
Nov 16, 2021
Twin Rivers hosts CurlSask U15/U18 bonspiel
Some of the top young curlers in the region gathered in North Battleford over the weekend, as the local Twin Rivers Curling Club hosted a CurlSask U15/U18 bonspiel.The tournament was made up of seven ...
Nov 16, 2021