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Montreal Alouettes "dialed in" for East Division clash with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
MONTREAL - Bye weeks haven't been very kind to the Montreal Alouettes this season. The team has a 0-2 record coming out of bye weeks. Most recently, the Als suffered a crushing 38-24 home defeat to th...
Sep 22, 2022

NB firefighters respond to two structure fires at vacant buildings
North Battleford firefighters battled two structure fires in the downtown area overnight Wednesday and early Thursday morning.The city reported one building was located on the 1400 block of 101 Street...
Sep 22, 2022

Hockey Canada reveals large chunk of player insurance fees go to National Equity Fund
Hockey Canada has revealed that over 65 per cent of player insurance fees go toward the organization's National Equity Fund. In a letter to MP Peter Julian obtained by The Canadian Press, Hockey Canad...
Sep 22, 2022

B.C. seniors have lowest financial support in Canada, says advocate
VICTORIA - Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says British Columbia ranks last among Canada's provinces and territories in providing key financial support for seniors. Mackenzie says a report released ...
Sep 22, 2022

Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival
To our wonderful and supportive community, the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival is only possible thanks to you and your incredible belief in what we do. We were amazed to see the amount of participa...
Sep 22, 2022

Junior Hoilett to captain Canada against Qatar in Vienna men's soccer friendly
In the absence of the injured Atiba Hutchinson, David (Junior) Hoilett will captain Canada against Qatar in an international friendly against Qatar on Friday in Vienna. The 39-year-old Hutchinson, Can...
Sep 22, 2022

Moe leads provincial premiers with 57 per cent approval: Angus Reid poll
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is the most popular of all the provincial leaders, according to a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute.The poll results, released Thursday, show Moe's approval sitting a...
Sep 22, 2022

Senators’ Batherson says he is ‘co-operating’ with Hockey Canada investigations
Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson says he is co-operating with investigations into allegations of sexual assault involving players from the 2018 Canadian world junior team. Batherson spoke to re...
Sep 22, 2022

Canada not looking toward windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies, minister says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault isn't warming to the idea of combating climate change by imposing a windfall tax on the massive profits being posted by Canadian energy companies. U.N. ...
Sep 22, 2022

Quebec election: Liberals, Anglade attempt to turn around struggling campaign
MONTREAL - With polls suggesting her party could be relegated to third place in the Oct. 3 election, Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is trying to turn around her team's fortunes by putting mor...
Sep 22, 2022