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Jets sign forward Niederreiter to three-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4 million and is set to...
Dec 4, 2023
Canada captain Christine Sinclair: As special off the field as she is on it
VANCOUVER - Appointed head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team in October 1999, Even Pellerud recalls essentially being handed a blank piece of paper. "It was a baby program. It was really nothi...
Dec 4, 2023
Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
MIAMI (AP) - A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba's intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department sa...
Dec 4, 2023
Assembly of First Nations to elect new national chief in Ottawa this week
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week in Ottawa. Six candidates are in the running to secure the top job, including Reginald Bellerose, Craig Makinaw, S...
Dec 4, 2023
'Atmospheric river' set to hit Metro Vancouver, southern coast of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia's south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a "potent and impactful" storm will bring heavy rain to Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada ...
Dec 4, 2023
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid days before the fourth debate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday after a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign do...
Dec 4, 2023
Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Guilbeault is in Dubai for t...
Dec 4, 2023
Head of Sask. RCMP says Sanderson never made it to Regina
The commanding officer the Saskatchewan RCMP says Myles Sanderson - the suspect in the James Smith Cree Nation mass stabbings - wasn't in Regina during the manhunt.Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackm...
Dec 4, 2023
The 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award Winners
The sixth annual Saskatchewan Music Awards were held Sunday night, celebrating the Saskatchewan music industry in a packed show at the iconic Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon. Awards in twenty-one catego...
Dec 4, 2023
Trial set to start for Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder
The first-degree murder trial of a former Mountie is set to begin in Prince Albert, Sask., today. Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman in 2021. ...
Dec 4, 2023