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CF Montreal midfielder Victor Wanyama calls end to international career with Kenya
MONTREAL - CF Montreal midfielder Victor Wanyama, a former Kenya captain, is retiring from international football. Wanyama made his senior debut in 2007 at age 15. He went on to score seven goals in 5...
Sep 27, 2021
SHA expands mask mandate at long-term care homes
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding its medical masking mandate at the long-term care homes it operates in the province.In a media release Monday, the SHA said the recent increase in COVID-...
Sep 27, 2021
Freberg officially appointed Saskatchewan’s first chief firearms officer
Saskatchewan is taking a bit more control over gun laws.The province has appointed Robert Freberg as its first chief firearms officer (CFO); the federal government previously appointed the Saskatchewa...
Sep 27, 2021
Gas well blowout near Los Angeles leads to $1.8B settlement
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation's largest-known natural gas leak have reached a $1.8 billion settlement with a utility, attor...
Sep 27, 2021
Guilty plea for former B.C. social worker accused of stealing money from foster kids
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia social worker accused of stealing money from foster children under his care has pleaded guilty in a Kelowna court. The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Rile...
Sep 27, 2021
Alberta RCMP charge two with fraudulent cattle purchases involving Saskatchewan animals
Livestock Services of Saskatchewan was recently called to assist Alberta RCMP in an investigation into fraudulent cattle purchases.RCMP started its investigation after the Livestock Investigation Unit...
Sep 27, 2021
North Korea fires projectile into sea, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made off the North's eastern coast on Tuesday mo...
Sep 27, 2021
Senators' Ridley Greig gets two-game suspension for cross-checking
Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig has been suspended for a pre-season game and a regular-season game for cross-checking Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois. Greig was slapped with a major penalt...
Sep 27, 2021
GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican senators blocked a bill Monday night to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown are likely to try again - at th...
Sep 27, 2021
Goats get loose in Atlanta's tony Buckhead neighborhood
ATLANTA (AP) - A herd of goats brought in to clear weeds got loose Monday, briefly becoming a thorn in the side of Atlanta's tony Buckhead neighborhood. Atlanta police responded after a driver called ...
Sep 27, 2021