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SNC's court bid to avoid prosecution to proceed through election period
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin's court fight for a special agreement to avoid prosecution on corruption charges continues to lurch along, despite the prospect of a criminal trial and We...
Aug 15, 2019

Bullying still a 'systemic' issue at St. Michael's College School: report
TORONTO - Bullying continues to be a "systemic" issue at a private Toronto school rocked by allegations of sexual assault despite measures introduced in the wake of the scandal, says a ...
Aug 15, 2019

Is 'ass' too crass? Opinions in Manitoba's political class are at an impasse
WINNIPEG - Opinions are divided on Manitoba's election campaign trail about whether using "ass" to describe your opponent is run-of-the-mill sass or a term too crass for the political class. The ...
Aug 15, 2019

Infrastructure money 'not Ralph Goodale's re-election fund:' Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is suggesting the federal government is playing favourites with infrastructure funding to give a boost to Liberal-area member of Parlia...
Aug 15, 2019

Pickleball clinic coming to the Battlefords
The Battlefords Pickleball Club (BPC) is hosting a Pickleball Clinic at the Nationswest Field House Sept. 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. A bit of a unique sport as i...
Aug 15, 2019 (Pictured left to right): George MacGregor, Janice Sharpe, David Conroy, and Joseph Wappel pose for a picture ahead of some pickleball action. (submitted photo/Debbie Iwanchuk)

Health experts ask federal leaders to commit to pharmacare
OTTAWA - More than 1,200 Canadian health care and public policy experts have signed an open letter to all federal party leaders calling on each of them to commit to implementi...
Aug 15, 2019

Police arrest eighth suspect in Laverdiere homicide
Police have arrested an eighth person charged in connection with Tiki Laverdiere's homicide. Mavis Quinn Takekenew, 55, of North Battleford is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. She is s...
Aug 15, 2019 Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied photo/RCMP)

Kyrgios fined more than $100,000 for conduct in Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio - Nick Kyrgios has been fined $113,000 by the ATP after his second-round match at the Western & Southern Open. The tour announced the penalties Thursday, a day after Kyrgios insulted c...
Aug 15, 2019

Chief: Smoke detectors lacking at child care where 5 died
ERIE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania home child care centre where a fire killed five kids did not have enough working smoke detectors, the fire chief said Tuesday. There was one detector in the attic of the Har...
Aug 15, 2019

Canadian military reports steady decline in sexual-misconduct complaints
OTTAWA - Canada's military says it is making progress in its battle against sexual misconduct in the ranks, citing a new report that documents a steady decline in the number of complaints lodged with ...
Aug 15, 2019