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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals' federal budget
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will support the federal budget, ending any speculation that the party could pull out of its deal with the minority Liberal government. Singh says his ...
May 01, 2024
Sask. will require all regulated workplaces to develop policies on violence
All provincially regulated workplaces in Saskatchewan will soon need to have a violence policy and prevention plan in place.According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, changes ...
May 01, 2024
Rogers CEO touts Amazon NHL deal, says company will pursue rights renewal in 2026
TORONTO - The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says the company plans to pursue a renewal of its rights to broadcast NHL games when its current agreement expires in two years, but offered...
May 01, 2024
Province announces new detox spaces at Onion Lake Cree Nation
People in the North as well as across Saskatchewan will now have access to new spaces for detox treatment at Onion Lake Cree Nation, located 30 minutes north of Lloydminster. The province announced 15...
May 01, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protest camp emerges at second B.C. university
VICTORIA - Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up camp at a second university in British Columbia, with tents going up on a field at the University of Victoria. In an Instagram post, organizers Free P...
May 01, 2024
Wisconsin school district says active shooter 'neutralized' outside middle school
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin school district said an active shooter was "neutralized" outside a middle school in Mount Horeb on Wednesday, and no one inside the building was injured. Authoriti...
May 01, 2024
Lawyers for man accused of killing 4 women to argue he's not criminally responsible
WINNIPEG - Lawyers for a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women say they plan to argue that he is not criminally responsible because he is mentally ill. The lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki made the st...
May 01, 2024
Liberal MP says she's leaving politics over disrespectful dialogue, threats, misogyny
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Pam Damoff says she won't run again in the next federal election, saying she has experienced misogyny, disrespectful dialogue in politics and threats to her life. Damoff says she's...
May 01, 2024
Initial foreign interference inquiry report to be made public Friday
OTTAWA - A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference plans to release a report Friday on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue is slated to ma...
May 01, 2024
Alcaraz's quest to win third consecutive Madrid Open title ends with loss to Rublev in quarterfinals
MADRID (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz's bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Spaniard got off to a goo...
May 01, 2024