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U of S students, staff prepare to return to in-person learning
The return to full-time learning will begin on Monday at the University of Saskatchewan and there are some mixed reactions coming from all directions.On one side, students are excited to carry on thei...
Feb 07, 2022
2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer
DETROIT (AP) - A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, according to documents filed Monday, giving prosecutors a second insider who could ...
Feb 07, 2022
Burlington welterweight Mike Malott to make UFC debut in April at UFC 273
Canadian welterweight Mike (Proper) Malott will make his UFC debut at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 30-year-old from Burlington, Ont., earned his UFC contract after a 39-second submissi...
Feb 07, 2022
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern: 1...
Feb 07, 2022
US, EU raise alarm over alleged torture by Ugandan forces
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The European Union and the United States are raising alarm over torture allegedly perpetrated by Uganda's security forces, with a prominent writer and government critic saying t...
Feb 07, 2022
Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump
BEIJING - Canada won a surprise bronze medal in the mixed team ski jumping competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Canadian team of Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup, Abigail Strate and Macke...
Feb 07, 2022
Battlefords Chamber finds promising data from shopping report
Shop local is a slogan familiar to the Battlefords that most people would agree has some benefits, but businesses can now point to actual data to make their case.The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce re...
Feb 07, 2022
Mark McMorris wins third Olympic slopestyle bronze
Saskatchewan's Mark McMorris has posted his third career third-place finish at the Winter Olympics.The 28-year-old snowboarder won the bronze medal in the men's slopestyle final late Sunday in China, ...
Feb 07, 2022
Parrot, McMorris share the podium again, Canada dominates men's snowboard slopestyle
BEIJING - Canada scored another multi-medal day at the Beijing Olympics, and it took just one event to make it happen. Max Parrot won Canada's first gold medal in Beijing with a dominant performance i...
Feb 07, 2022
State of emergency in Ottawa and Canadian gold in Beijing: In The News for Feb. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 07, 2022