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'Lights of Joy' illuminations return for holiday season
Downtown Battleford was the place to be on Saturday evening when the "Lights of Joy" display officially launched.Battleford Community Spirit Group (BCSG) turned on the lights at about 6 p.m. during a ...
Nov 21, 2022
Critics say red-flag provision in federal firearms bill could weaken public safety
OTTAWA - Critics of a planned new measure to remove guns from the wrong hands say it could actually undermine efforts to make people safer. A government bill being studied by MPs would allow anyone to...
Nov 21, 2022
‘We made it our home:’ Huskies employee shares memories of Rutherford Arena
Rutherford Arena on the University of Saskatchewan campus is being demolished after a 90-year run.The rink was home to many hockey games, cheering fans, and celebrations until its final game in 2018. ...
Nov 21, 2022
RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau
OTTAWA - An RCMP threat assessment prepared shortly after 'Freedom Convoy' protesters arrived in Ottawa last winter says people online were trying to find out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's location....
Nov 21, 2022
Canadian captain Atiba Hutchinson to wear FIFA-approved 'No Discrimination" armband
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Atiba Hutchinson will wear FIFA's official "No Discrimination" armband in Canada's World Cup opener against Belgium on Wednesday. While some teams had planned to wear "One Love"...
Nov 21, 2022
Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada
Data from Statistics Canada show there was an increase in homicides in 2021 and nearly one-quarter of the killings were connected to gangs. There were 788 homicides in the country last year - up three...
Nov 21, 2022
Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new senators to represent Ontario, bringing vacancies in the Senate down to a dozen. Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson will j...
Nov 21, 2022
Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract
OTTAWA - Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way rehabilitation services are provided to ill and ...
Nov 21, 2022
One dead, one critical in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall shooting: RCMP
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Mounties in Prince Rupert, B.C., say one person is dead and another has been critically injured in a shooting in the Ocean Centre Mall. Police say they were called to the mall at...
Nov 21, 2022
Ex-mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief
SURREY, B.C. - Former mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum has been found not guilty of public mischief by a provincial court judge. McCallum was charged after telling police that a woman opposed to h...
Nov 21, 2022