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High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers. But it is leaving open the prospect of lifting the restrictions by Wed...
Dec 19, 2022

Canada's David Cameron records remarkable comeback win at world darts championship
LONDON - Canadian David (Excalibur) Cameron, winning nine of the last 10 legs in a remarkable comeback, defeated England's Ritchie (Madhouse) Edhouse in first-round play Monday at the Cazoo World Dart...
Dec 19, 2022

Righty Chris Bassitt has high expectations for Toronto Blue Jays
Chris Bassitt's expectations for the 2023 Blue Jays are as high as those of the average Toronto fan. Bassitt and the Blue Jays announced that they had agreed to a US$63 million, three-year deal on Fri...
Dec 19, 2022

New nature deal needs co-operation between Ottawa, provinces, First Nations: experts
Now that the world has come together for a new deal to protect what's left of the planet's biodiversity, observers say Canada's various layers of government will have to do the same. Ottawa can make t...
Dec 19, 2022

Ottawa hasn't been upfront in past about China risks for businesses: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa has not been clear with Canadian businesses in past years about the risks of operating in China. In a discussion with the Montreal Council on ...
Dec 19, 2022

Case for man facing charges after cattle seized moving to trial
A man facing charges for failing to provide adequate care, after a large number of cattle were seized by Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS), will be heading for a trial later in the New...
Dec 19, 2022

Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal from bench
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it calls serious misconduct. The council says in a statement that following...
Dec 19, 2022

Charges laid in connection to recent shootings
A total of five people have now been charged in connection to recent shooting incidents in the BattlefordsTracy Wright, Alison Curley, Adrian Dreaver, Keagan Jackson, and Morningstar Moosomin all have...
Dec 19, 2022

P.A. & North Battleford seeing high levels of COVID in wastewater
COVID levels in Prince Albert and North Battleford are once again considered high.That's according to researchers with the University of Saskatchewan who're studying the virus through the communities'...
Dec 19, 2022

RCMP saw potential wolf-human 'conflict,' zoo declared no risk: B.C. escape documents
VANCOUVER - Internal RCMP documents show police sawpotential for human-wolf "conflict" after the animals escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in August, despite the facility announcing...
Dec 19, 2022