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New to Canada and thankful, P.A. resident looks forward to first Thanksgiving
Despite having never experienced Thanksgiving as a holiday before, newcomer Lory Toledo said she is thankful to be in Prince Albert, reunited with her husband after a year apart. Toledo is from the Ph...
Oct 13, 2025
Sask. man calls for changes to health care after losing wife to cancer
Rob Allison lost his wife Lisa to brain cancer in April.Between the time of her diagnosis and her passing, Allison said his wife went through an unbelievably stressful and traumatic time - one that hi...
Oct 12, 2025
Canadian Blue Jays fans prepared to go the distance to cheer their team
Some Toronto Blue Jays fans are preparing to cross the border to support the team as it takes on the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series.Jays-Mariners games typically draw a bi...
Oct 12, 2025
There are lessons to be learned from Canada’s wildfire season and evacuations
WINNIPEG - Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year's wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths o...
Oct 12, 2025
Rainfall warning, snow forecasted for Thanksgiving Day
The Thanksgiving weekend is among the busiest of the year for travel and it appears Mother Nature won't be cooperating.A rainfall warning has been issued by Environment Canada for a big chunk of the p...
Oct 12, 2025
Canadian activists from Gaza-bound flotilla expected home Sunday
After being detained by Israeli forces, activist and doctor Nim Machouf is expected to land in Montreal on Sunday, her husband said.The epidemiologist from Montreal was among several Canadians that ha...
Oct 12, 2025
North Stars blanked 6-0 by the Humboldt Broncos on the road
The second half of a home-and-home series between the Humboldt Broncos (7-4-0-0, 1st in Nutrien division) and Battlefords North Stars (3-3-0-1, 3rd in Nutrien division) ended up in a 6-0 victory for t...
Oct 11, 2025
No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, sheriff says
McEWEN, Tenn. - The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday.The total number of dead was unclear, as was th...
Oct 11, 2025
Stripes of red and white link the Battlefords ahead of Remembrance Day
The Battlefords came together ahead of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 to honour those whose sacrifices gave meaning to the freedom Canadians cherish - a freedom as precious as it is fragile. The steady rh...
Oct 11, 2025
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of "Annie Hall," "The Godfather" films and "Father of the Bride," whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, ...
Oct 11, 2025