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Many local events planned to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The northeast is getting ready to get together for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Monday. Several communities are holding events to mark the day, including Tisdale. A communit...
Sep 26, 2024
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-cam...
Sep 26, 2024
Into the swing of things ahead of golf provincials
The Battlefords will be well represented at the Sask. High School Athletic Association (SHSAA) Provincial Golf Championships this weekend in Goodsoil. A total of four athletes will be in attendance fr...
Sep 26, 2024
Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That's up from two square kil...
Sep 26, 2024
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathi...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec seeks injunction against dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is going to court to fight the dumping of contaminated soil along a shoreline in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. The Environment Department is se...
Sep 26, 2024
Rourke: Lions need 'sense of urgency' entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions "have to have a sense of urgency" as they prepare for their final four games of the CFL season. "There's a lot of importance in these last fou...
Sep 26, 2024
Man arrested in N.B. after firearm and ammunition found during search warrant
A man was arrested in North Battleford last Friday after a search warrant yielded a firearm and ammunition.In a release, police said the North Battleford RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) along with the...
Sep 26, 2024
Pêmiska Tourism receives provincial hospitality award
A reconciliation destination south of Prince Albert has received a Hospitality Saskatchewan Award of Excellence. Pmiska Tourism has been named Indigenous Tourism Experience of the Year. "We're so hono...
Sep 26, 2024
Online Photo Contest Celebrating Agriculture
In conjunction with Agriculture Week, FFC SK is hosting an online photo contest running from October 1 to October 31, 2024. The contest is open to residents from Saskatchewan wanting to showcase the b...
Sep 26, 2024