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Sask. Indigenous hockey player excited to see fellow Indigenous players get first trading cards
Upper Deck, a trading card company, is releasing rookie cards for eight Canadian Indigenous hockey players who've never had a licensed card before.Three of the players are from Saskatchewan: Johnny Ha...
Jan 20, 2023
Man accused in abduction of N.Y. couple over drug debt denies involvement
MONTREAL - A man on trial for the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into Quebec in September 2020 testified today he was never inside their house and, in fact, never met t...
Jan 20, 2023
Police in India arrest third man in smuggling deaths of family in Canada
Police in India say a third man has been charged in the deaths of four members of a family who froze in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States. They say the man allegedly helpe...
Jan 20, 2023
Smith's office mum on investigating whether staffer contacted Crown prosecutors
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says it would be wrong if a staffer contacted prosecutors about cases involving a U.S. border crossing blockade, but isn't saying whether it will inv...
Jan 20, 2023
Review panel recommends approval of SaskPower’s April rate increase
The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel has given its approval to SaskPower's request for a four per cent rate increase that would kick in April 1.The request now needs to be OK'ed by the provincial cabine...
Jan 20, 2023
Treasury to designate Wagner transnational criminal group
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia's military in its ongoing invasio...
Jan 20, 2023
PA Kistapinahnik Classic Loppet
On January 29th, the Prince Albert Nordic Ski Club will be hosting our yearly Loppet. It will be a fun event at Little Red River Park, and will have a variety of distances from which participants may ...
Jan 20, 2023
Second allegation of sexual misconduct surfaces against prominent Quebec cardinal
MONTREAL - The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec City has confirmed that it received a second complaint involving allegations of sexual misconduct by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the former archbishop in...
Jan 20, 2023
To advance 'North American Idea,' fortify bond between Canada, Mexico, experts say
WASHINGTON - Experts say a stronger bond between Canada and Mexico will be central to advancing North American competitiveness on the international stage. Sen. Peter Boehm, a former Liberal deputy cab...
Jan 20, 2023
BoC expected to deliver eighth consecutive rate hike, but it's probably the last one
Economists don't believe the Bank of Canada is ready to hit the brakes on its interest rate-hiking cycle just yet, even as signs grow that inflation is easing and the economy is softening. Canada's ce...
Jan 20, 2023