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Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced
Sebastien Toutant headlines a stacked Canadian Olympic snowboarding team unveiled Wednesday. The native of Repentigny, Que., will defend his gold medal in men's big air and will also compete in slopes...
Jan 19, 2022
Hospital Home Lottery
Saskatoon City, Royal University and St. Paul's Hospital Foundations officially launched their Spring Hospital Home Lottery.Featuring in this year's prize package is a $2.3 Million Grand Prize Showhom...
Jan 19, 2022
PBO report questions need for Liberals' planned stimulus spending
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is questioning whether the federal Liberals need to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus. In a report this morning, Yves Giroux says the federal guardra...
Jan 19, 2022
U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor at the school, those involved in the agreement...
Jan 19, 2022
U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor at the school, those involved in the agreement...
Jan 19, 2022
Gas prices remain high in the Battlefords, Meadow Lake
Driving continues to serve as a much larger expense than in recent years for the Battlefords and surrounding area.Gas prices remain above $1.36 a litre in most stations in surrounding municipalities, ...
Jan 19, 2022
Inflation numbers, COVID rates peaking in some provinces : In The News for Jan. 19
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 Jan. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 19, 2022
Statistics Canada set to release inflation reading for December
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled this morning to release its December inflation figure. The consumer price index in November showed the annual rate of inflation held steady at 4.7 per cent for ...
Jan 19, 2022
Unvaccinated military face 'steeper' challenge than airman who refused anthrax shot
OTTAWA - Unvaccinated military members are in for a tougher fight than a retired airman who was disciplined for refusing an anthrax vaccine 20 years ago, his former lawyer warns. Jay Prober said some ...
Jan 19, 2022
Feds appear in no rush to conduct overdue parliamentary review of assisted dying law
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government appears to be in no hurry to complete a legally required parliamentary review of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying, which is already 18 months overdue...
Jan 19, 2022