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Argentine VP Cristina Fernández guilty, 6 years for fraud
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud...
Dec 06, 2022

Eby's new B.C. cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert
VICTORIA - Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election ca...
Dec 06, 2022

Hakimi's 'Panenka' penalty advances Morocco at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - The sheer audacity. The simple execution. And then ... delirium. Achraf Hakimi converted the decisive spot kick for Morocco with a little dink of a shot known as a "Panenka" in...
Dec 06, 2022

Poland says it will accept German Patriot air defense system
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's defense minister said Tuesday that his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered to deploy to Poland last month. The German offer was ma...
Dec 06, 2022

Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A small guitar company from Kamloops, B.C., has triumphed over industry giants to have one of its models named acoustic guitar of the year. Riversong Guitars and its River Pacific des...
Dec 06, 2022

Saskatchewan faces 2,000 staff shortages in health care over next five years: auditor
Saskatchewan's auditor says the province is facing a shortage of health-care workers over the next five years.Tara Clemett says in a report that the government's current plan to recruit workers isn't ...
Dec 06, 2022

Military faces calls to return general to duty after sexual assault acquittal
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to return Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin to duty after the senior officer, who previously oversaw the Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, was acquitted of sexu...
Dec 06, 2022

No legal obligation to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court
OTTAWA - A government lawyer is telling a Federal Court hearing that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not obligate Ottawa to repatriate Canadians held in Syrian camps. Family members of 23 deta...
Dec 06, 2022

'Pack the Patrol Unit' fundraiser for Battlefords Humane Society this Friday
People can show their love for all the furry creatures at the Battlefords Humane Society by supporting the Pack the Patrol Unit fundraiser. The event is being organized by the North Battleford Communi...
Dec 06, 2022

Sask. gun owners worry federal government will soon take all firearms
Despite assurances from the prime minister that hunting rifles will not be banned, Saskatchewan gun owners say they are fed up with the government's proposed changes to Bill C-21.The federal Liberals ...
Dec 06, 2022