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Langford, B.C., to host North American Olympic rugby sevens qualifier
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada will have home-field advantage for this summer's Rugby Americas North Sevens, which serves as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The tournament is schedul...
Mar 31, 2023

Historic Trump indictment could open door to future political prosecutions: expert
WASHINGTON - It's standard Republican operating procedure these days to defend Donald Trump by accusing Democrats of weaponizing the U.S. Justice Department for political gain. One expert says Thursda...
Mar 31, 2023

Deadline for federal workers to go back to the office is here, as union holds rally
OTTAWA - The federal government's return-to-office deadline has arrived - and on cue, a major public-sector union is holding a rally in Ottawa to call attention to workers' concerns. The Public Servic...
Mar 31, 2023

'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like a li...
Mar 31, 2023

Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesdsay after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday. Trump's surrender will usher in the unprecedented scen...
Mar 31, 2023

Health minister defends $6M deal to have surgeries performed in Calgary
Over the next year, several dozen people from Saskatchewan will be sent to Calgary for surgery, with a price tag of $6 million for the Saskatchewan government.The deal was signed this week for 240 sur...
Mar 31, 2023

Celebrated author Michelle Good shares insights during NB visit
It was an emotional time at North Battleford Library when acclaimed author Michelle Good visited this week to give a talk on her book "Five Little Indians." The event was well attended, with many peop...
Mar 31, 2023

Minneapolis leaders approve agreement to revamp policing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved an agreement with the state to revamp policing, nearly three years after a city officer killed George Floyd. City officials agreed to...
Mar 31, 2023

Not just Trump's VP: Pence touts time as governor, US Rep
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Mike Pence is best known as Donald Trump's vice president, someone who, apart from one dramatic rejection of his boss 's effort to overturn their 2020 election defeat, served...
Mar 31, 2023

Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's controversial online-streaming bill is one step closer to passing after the House of Commons approved most of the Senate's amendments to the proposed legislation. If ...
Mar 31, 2023