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Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election
As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a f...
Oct 14, 2024
India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over assassination of Sikh activist
NEW DELHI (AP) - India said Monday it is recalling its ambassador and other diplomats from Canada, hours after it rejected a Canadian notification that the ambassador was a "person of interest" in the...
Oct 14, 2024
Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election
As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a f...
Oct 14, 2024
Local historians connect the past with the present
In the basement of the Prince Albert Historical Museum, there's a small room off to the side where the history of the city isn't just being preserved, it's also being discovered.Ken Guedo and Fred Pay...
Oct 14, 2024
Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests
VANCOUVER - A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have tw...
Oct 14, 2024
At least 18 killed in an Israeli strike in northern Lebanon, Lebanese Red Cross says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Lebanese Red Cross says an Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon has killed at least 18 people. The strike hit a small apartment building in the village of Aito on...
Oct 14, 2024
Russia prosecutors seek 3 1/4-year jail term for French citizen accused of collecting military data
MOSCOW (AP) - Prosecutors asked a Russian court on Monday to deliver a prison sentence of three years and three months to a French citizen arrested on charges of unlawfully collecting information on m...
Oct 14, 2024
Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag
HALIFAX - The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004, heightened concerns about crew fatigue and inadequate training, but 20 years later, key safety improvements have y...
Oct 14, 2024
NDP frustrations with B.C. Conservative campaign promises prompts McRib parody post
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democratic Party says it is responsible for a parody social media post that has B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promising to bring back McDonald's McRib sandwic...
Oct 14, 2024
Surprising starts to NHL season for unbeaten Flames, winless Oilers
EDMONTON - Things have not gone as expected for either Alberta team thus far this season, which has been welcome news for the Calgary Flames and an unmitigated disaster for the Edmonton Oilers. Rasmus...
Oct 13, 2024