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Moe says Sask. won’t collect carbon tax on electric heat if feds don’t budge
The Saskatchewan government is expanding its moves on the carbon tax.Premier Scott Moe already announced the government has directed SaskEnergy to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas bills o...
Nov 30, 2023
Man injured after shooting on Pelican Narrows, PBCN urging province to help launch safety plan
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is calling on the provincial government to help jumpstart its community safety plan following a recent shooting in Pelican Narrows.On Wednesday, RCMP found an i...
Nov 30, 2023
Whitecaps coach Sartini suspended six games for on-field actions, post-game comments
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini has been suspended a total of six games for his on-field actions and the post-game comments he made about refereeing after his team's MLS playoff eliminati...
Nov 30, 2023
B.C. files application for Canada's first unexplained wealth order, minister says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. Mike Farnworth says the notice of civil claim ...
Nov 30, 2023
Thompson Rivers University volleyball player killed, two others injured in car crash
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One member of the Thompson Rivers University men's volleyball team is dead and two more are in critical condition following a car crash Wednesday in Kamloops. The RCMP says their smal...
Nov 30, 2023
Two NDP MPs vote against Liberal budget motion over Indigenous, gender issues
OTTAWA - Two New Democrat MPs voted against a government motion to introduce legislation on the fall economic statement today. That's despite the NDP pledging their support on key votes as part of a s...
Nov 30, 2023
Adidas executive Dan Near tabbed to become next WHL commissioner
CALGARY - Dan Near is set to become the next commissioner of the Western Hockey League. The 43-year-old Adidas executive was introduced at a press conference today. Near will replace Ron Robison, who ...
Nov 30, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test
The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie's ancestry says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide a defin...
Nov 30, 2023
Montreal youth facing trial for double murder arrested in jail for two other killings
MONTREAL - An 18-year-old Montreal man who is now facing charges in connection with two double homicides committed last year will return to court in January. The man - who was 17 at the time of the al...
Nov 30, 2023
Survey finds scientists feel interference in research has lessened but still occurs
A survey of hundreds of scientists has found nearly one in 10 say they have experienced political or workplace pressure to alter their findings. The survey in a newly published research paper says the...
Nov 30, 2023