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Rural and property crime the focus of RCMP town hall meeting
Property crime, rural crime and the risks of taking matters into your own hands were a few of the issues raised during the RCMP’s town hall meeting in Battleford Tuesday. Residents had an opport...
Jun 06, 2018
Can't 'sugar coat' the 'offside' actions of U.S., investor uncertainty: Morneau
TORONTO - The trade actions of the U.S. government have created uncertainty for investors in G7 countries, but cooler heads and common sense should prevail, federal Finance Minister Bill Mor...
Jun 06, 2018
Charges dropped against ex-Montreal fundraiser dubbed 'Mr. Three Per Cent'
MONTREAL - The Crown says it is dropping charges against the final accused in a fraud and breach of trust case involving a Montreal land deal. Prosecutors say they won’t continue with&...
Jun 06, 2018
G7 protests in Quebec City force closure of national assembly
QUEBEC - G7 protests in Quebec City are forcing the closure of the national assembly later this week. Some 10,000 civil servants who work in buildings in and around the legislature will be off the job...
Jun 06, 2018
Ex-Olympian Allison Forsyth says Bertrand Charest affair was covered up
MONTREAL - Twenty years after she says she was told to keep quiet about Bertrand Charest’s alleged abuses to avoid losing sponsorships, Allison Forsyth is speaking out to mak...
Jun 06, 2018
Live at Lunch
Our Feature performer Troy Wakelin was born and raised in the Battlefords. Troy won the Pride of the Northwest talent Competition and has been touring throughout Canada with the Louisiana Hayride Show...
Jun 06, 2018
Live at Lunch
Our Feature performer Troy Wakelin was born and raised in the Battlefords. Troy won the Pride of the Northwest talent Competition and has been touring throughout Canada with the Louisiana Hayride Show...
Jun 06, 2018
Jury clears ex-wrestler CM Punk in defamation lawsuit
CHICAGO - Jurors have cleared former World Wrestling Entertainment champ CM Punk of defamation and invasion of privacy in a lawsuit brought by a wrestling doctor. Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks,...
Jun 06, 2018
Ryan contradicts Trump's claim that the FBI planted a 'spy'
WASHINGTON - In a break with President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that he agrees there is no evidence that the FBI planted a “spy” in Trump’s 2016 president...
Jun 06, 2018
Canadian rugby sevens squads look to showcase their skills in Paris
The margins are very slim on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Just ask Canadian women’s coach John Tait. “It’ll give you stomach issues, for sure,” said the six-foot-eight f...
Jun 06, 2018