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Town shows support for Battlefords Humane Society
The Town of Battleford is giving the Battlefords Humane Society a much-needed boost. Council approved funding of $6,000 for 2023, for the non-profit organization at their meeting Monday, a 26.32 per c...
Oct 18, 2022
Two children dead, 46-year-old man arrested in Laval, north of Montreal
LAVAL, Que. - Police say two children are dead and a 46-year-old man is under arrest after officers were called to intervene at a home north of Montreal Monday evening. A spokeswoman for police in Lav...
Oct 18, 2022
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign QB Zach Collaros to three-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros is staying put. The veteran quarterback signed a three-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday. Collaros, the league's outstanding player last season...
Oct 18, 2022
Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine's power, water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Airstrikes cut power and water supplies in a repeatedly bombed Ukrainian city and pounded critical energy facilities elsewhere on Tuesday, part of what Ukraine's president denounc...
Oct 18, 2022
Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Neymar arrived in court on Tuesday to testify in a fraud and corruption trial over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. Neymar and his fath...
Oct 18, 2022
Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...
Oct 18, 2022
Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...
Oct 18, 2022
Liberal cybersecurity bill a 'bad law' that must be amended, research report warns
OTTAWA - A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christo...
Oct 18, 2022
Here's who is testifying next at Emergencies Act public inquiry
OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February is hearing first-hand testimony from top government and police officials....
Oct 18, 2022
Emergency Act inquiry continues and U.S. midterms looming: In The News for Oct. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 18, 2022