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Riders host Lions to open tough stretch of 8 straight games against West opponents
REGINA - Seven games into the season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into the toughest stretch of their schedule. The 4-3 Riders will host the 4-1 B.C. Lions on Friday, opening a run of eigh...
Jul 28, 2022

Hot, windy conditions in the northwest impacting growing season
Producers are hoping for a little more moisture to ensure better yield potential in the coming weeks.According to the province, light showers this past week did little to match the hot, windy days tha...
Jul 28, 2022

Visit by Pope Francis to Quebec City stirs mix of emotions among faithful
QUEBEC - Pope Francis is spending less than 48 hours in Quebec City, and his mission is a sombre one of penance, but those lining up hours to catch a brief glimpse of the pontiff say they are balancin...
Jul 28, 2022

Deal on Capitol Hill could ease seniors' health costs
A deal on Capitol Hill that could cut prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare beneficiaries was cautiously cheered by older Americans and their advocates Thursday even as many worried it migh...
Jul 28, 2022

Translation error behind Pope's call for 'investigation' into residential schools
OTTAWA - Organizers of the papal visit say the Vatican has "clarified" part of Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors, noting an error occurred during translation. The pontiff's words ...
Jul 28, 2022

Canada's UN ambassador slams 'biased, antisemitic' remarks by human-rights expert
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York is condemning "blatantly biased, antisemitic comments" by a human-rights investigator at the international organization. Bob Rae says in ...
Jul 28, 2022

Former police watchdog head denies directing RCMP not to reveal N.S. shooter's guns
OTTAWA - The former director of Nova Scotia's police watchdog denies telling the RCMP not to release a list of the weapons seized from the gunman who murdered 22 people in April 2020. Pat Curran - who...
Jul 28, 2022

Heat warnings issued for the Battlefords, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake
August long is starting off on a scorching note.Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for northwest Saskatchewan amid high temperatures hitting the entire region. A heat warning stems from the h...
Jul 28, 2022

Harassment of B.C. teen from 22 accounts came from one person, Crown attorney says
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says similarities in messages from 22 online accounts that harassed and extorted British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the three years before her death prov...
Jul 28, 2022

BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group says the British Columbia government's decision to end immigration detention in provincial jails should not taken as an opportunity for the Canada Border Services A...
Jul 28, 2022