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Denare Beach wildfire victims struggle with mental health amid loss and government response
When Dustin Trumbley looks into the hole in the ground where his home used to sit in Denare Beach, he feels like throwing up. The stress of the impact caused by devastating wildfires in his community ...
Aug 22, 2025

North Battleford athlete among Team Sask medal winners at Canada Games
Team Sask has picked up multiple medals on Friday afternoon at the Canada Summer Games in St. Johns, NL, including one medal that was won by a resident of North Battleford. Morgan Vaughan of North Bat...
Aug 22, 2025

Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring ...
Aug 22, 2025

MN-S declares state of emergency, seeks funding for land based healing facility
Noting the devastating effects of drugs and gangs, and a lack of long-term community-based cultural supports, Brennan Merasty says he saw an opportunity as an elected official to take action and help ...
Aug 22, 2025

A timeline of key events in N.S. missing kids investigation
The investigation continues into the disappearance of two young children from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia more than three months ago. Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, have not...
Aug 22, 2025

Fact File: Canadians can defend against home invaders, but force must be 'reasonable'
Assault charges laid by a local police service against a man in Lindsay, Ont. - whose altercation with an alleged home intruder left the intruder with life-threatening injuries - sparked public critic...
Aug 22, 2025

Health Canada approves updated Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for fall
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and BioNTech and by Moderna for use this respiratory virus season. Moderna says it will manufacture vaccine doses for the Can...
Aug 22, 2025

B.C. chiefs say Cowichan title ruling 'monumental,' not meant to threaten homeowners
VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling a recent court decision on Aboriginal title on land along the Fraser River a "monumental" development, but says the case isn't about ...
Aug 22, 2025

Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iran nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, ac...
Aug 22, 2025

Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer for the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival earlier this year has concluded legal arguments about whether his client is fit to stand t...
Aug 22, 2025