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'We are in a pandemic in our communities': First Nations leaders call for aid
First Nations leaders in Northern Saskatchewan are sounding the alarm, and asking the federal and provincial levels of government for immediate assistance to address concerns related to drugs, gangs a...
Nov 04, 2022
QB Rourke ready as Lions prepare to host Stampeders in western semifinal
VANCOUVER - David Menard is one of the few remaining B.C. Lions who knows what it's like to suit up for a playoff game in Vancouver. It's been six years since the Lions faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
Nov 04, 2022
Some Saskatchewan community members sleeping with guns after stabbing rampage: chief
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The chief of a First Nation where there was a mass stabbing says some people are still sleeping with their guns as Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan gathered to call for immedi...
Nov 04, 2022
Meadow Lake and area residents honoured with QE II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Last weekend, 32 people from the Meadow Lake area received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The ceremony took place at the Meadow Lake Seniors Centre on Sat. Oct. 29. The province is awa...
Nov 04, 2022
Canada Wolverines begin journey to 2025 Rugby League World Cup with game in Tampa
While the Canada Ravens women compete at the Rugby League World Cup currently underway in England, Canada's men are taking their first steps towards the 2025 tournament. The men, known as the Wolverin...
Nov 04, 2022
Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi takes gold at Baku Judo Grand Slam
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Canada's Christa Deguchi won gold in the women's under-57-kilogram competition Friday at the Baku Judo Grand Slam. Deguchi defeated Portugal's Telma Monteiro in overtime in the gran...
Nov 04, 2022
Curling Canada to stick with 18-team format at men's and women's national playdowns
OTTAWA - Curling Canada will stick with its 18-team format at the men's and women's national championships this season. The federation first used the format last year when the Tim Hortons Brier and Sc...
Nov 04, 2022
Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries
LAVAL, Que. - Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. La...
Nov 04, 2022
Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis
TORONTO - Associations representing Canada's doctors, nursesand other health providers are calling on governments to work together to solve the health-care crisis that is affecting people across the c...
Nov 04, 2022
Intel panel finds 'important challenges' facing federal approach on hostage-takings
OTTAWA - MPs and senators who oversee security and intelligence activities are calling on the government to create a clear framework to respond to terrorist hostage-takings. The National Security and ...
Nov 04, 2022