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Hatchet Lake man charged with manslaughter in son's death
Police have charged a man with manslaughter after a man died at a home on Hatchet Lake First Lake.On Wednesday morning, Wollaston Lake RCMP said they were called to a home on the First Nation for repo...
Nov 17, 2022
Biden admin to ask high court to take up student debt plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president's student debt cancellation plan, according to a Thursday legal filing, warning that millions of Am...
Nov 17, 2022
In the Rings: Curling and sports betting — rolling the dice on the pebbled ice
A fun moment at the end of the recent Pan Continental curling championship's men's final provided a welcome dash of levity in a blowout game. The unusual finish - in a sport still getting used to the ...
Nov 17, 2022
Toronto FC selects goalkeeper Tomás Romero at MLS re-entry draft
Toronto FC selected goalkeeper Toms Romero in the first stage of the 2022 Major League Soccer re-entry draft on Thursday. The 21-year-old made 18 MLS appearances with Los Angeles FC as a rookie in 202...
Nov 17, 2022
Senators pass Liberal dental benefit for kids, housing benefit for renters
OTTAWA - Senators have passed a bill that will allow low- and middle-income families to access government money to help care for their kids' dental care, starting as early as Dec. 1. The dental benefi...
Nov 17, 2022
National security officials wanted CSIS threshold for Emergencies Act 'reconsidered'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser and other senior officials felt the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's threshold to determine a national threat under the Emerg...
Nov 17, 2022
Province reminding the public to stay off the ice until it is safe
The Water Security Agency is reminding people to stay off the ice until it is thick enough to go on to walk, snowmobile, or drive.In a media release, the minister responsible for the Water Security Ag...
Nov 17, 2022
Blue Bombers quarterback says he's ready to play in Grey Cup despite ankle injury
REGINA - Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros intends to play in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts despite an injured ankle. Collaros didn't practice Wednesday or Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022
Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down
DALLAS (AP) - The Uvalde officer who was leading the city's police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has...
Nov 17, 2022
'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine
CALGARY - A cardiac surgeon in Calgary has spearheaded a move to send medical and surgical supplies to Ukraine after seeing a doctor there treat open-heart surgery patients in a bomb shelter. Dr. Paul...
Nov 17, 2022