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Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation
OTTAWA - The president and CEO of Walmart Canada says the retail giant is not attempting to profit from soaring food inflation. Gonzalo Gebara spoke before a parliamentary committee studying food infl...
Mar 27, 2023
Planning for Rosthern Hospital upgrades in provincial budget
The provincial budget was delivered on Wednesday, March 22, and while it was full of dollar figures and promises, it contained one note of special interest for the Town of Rosthern.Part of the 2023-24...
Mar 27, 2023
Athlete tells parliamentary committee Gymnastics Canada's handling of abuse broke him
A gymnast says he was abused in his sport and then broken by a Canadian system that failed to address that abuse. Ryan Sheehan spoke Monday in Ottawa to a parliamentary committee on safe sport. The 29...
Mar 27, 2023
Over $25K of stolen cattle recovered by RCMP
Over $25,000 worth of stolen cattle were recovered as part of a joint investigation with Saskatchewan and Alberta RCMP.The Livestock Investigations Unit started looking into a report of cattle left in...
Mar 27, 2023
Ottawa eyeing U.S.-made surveillance planes for Canadian Armed Forces
OTTAWA - Canada is looking at buying a fleet of military surveillance aircraft from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing without a competition. The federal Procurement Department says Canada has submitted a le...
Mar 27, 2023
North Stars opening round recap versus Weyburn
The Battlefords North Stars punched their ticket to the semi-finals of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs over the weekend, with a Game 5 win over Weyburn, Friday.Taking their best-...
Mar 27, 2023
All critical minerals and rare earth elements belong to First Nations: FSIN
A statement by the FSIN says that all rare earth elements and critical minerals in the province belong to First Nations. The statement is a response to what the organization says is a failure by the p...
Mar 27, 2023
Herdman laments labour dispute between national teams and Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Canada coach John Herdman paused when the issue of the men's and women's teams' ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer came up in his pre-game availability Monday ahead of a CONCACAF Nati...
Mar 27, 2023
A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire
Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States. After discovering t...
Mar 27, 2023
Canada extends, shrinks anti-ISIL 'Operation Impact' mission in the Middle East
OTTAWA - Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the extension Monday afternoon, bef...
Mar 27, 2023