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OTTAWA - Mary Simon will officially become Canada's governor general later this month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Q...

The Rural Municipality of Medstead has issued a fire ban due to very dry conditions in the area.Burning of outdoor fires is not permitted, as well as controlled burns, fireworks, camp fires and fire p...

FRANKSVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in Wisconsin say a man shot and killed another man at a gas station Tuesday and fired at another motorist before fleeing and eventually dying in a shootout with an...

Three individuals from Big River are facing numerous criminal charges following the discharge of firearms at the Big River First Nation.According to Big River RCMP, the incident took place on July 8 a...

Three days after the lifting of previous COVID-19 restrictions, the Battlefords is seeing a slow adjustment to routines slightly more familiar to a pre-pandemic society.The third step of Saskatchewan ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitians are not only wondering who killed their president, but who's running the country: At least three men claim to be the legitimate head of government, complicating t...

Canada is sending one of its largest teams ever to a Summer Olympics despite the pandemic challenges imposed on its athletes over the last year and a half. The 371 athletes headed to Tokyo is Canada's...

MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Montreal police officer on trial for sexual assault is cross-examining the complainant today and focusing on her behaviour during the alleged assault. Roger Frchette, a Mon...

MONTREAL - Dominique Ducharme has been officially named the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens after leading the club on an electric playoff run all the way to the Stanley Cup final. The Canadiens h...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises. STRIKE A POSE "Pose" left the ballroom with a clutch of Emmy nominations. The groundbreaking FX show abo...