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Radiothon raises over $1.15M for province's only pediatric intensive care unit
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) won't have to worry about funds for its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for quite some time.That's because of thousands of people who donated to this y...
Nov 08, 2023
B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter. Chilliwack...
Nov 08, 2023
CFL suspends Ticats DB Chris Edwards for three games, fines seven other players
TORONTO - Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Chris Edwards, no stranger to CFL discipline, has been suspended three games for setting off a melee in the dying seconds of Saturday's Eastern semifinal i...
Nov 08, 2023
US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. tr...
Nov 08, 2023
Ceremony held in Batoche to recognize National Indigenous Veterans Day
It was nearly 140 years ago that the Battle of Batoche took place.Fast forward to Wednesday as around 50 people traveled to the historic site, between Prince Albert and Saskatoon, to recognize Nationa...
Nov 08, 2023
Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes in Saskatchewan
Shania Twain's management company, Maverick, say members of her concert production crew were on a bus that crashed this morning on an icy highway in southeast Saskatchewan.A fire chief in the town of ...
Nov 08, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes in Saskatchewan
WOLSELEY, Sask. - Shania Twain's management company, Maverick, say members of her concert production crew were on a bus that crashed this morning on an icy highway in southeast Saskatchewan. A fire ch...
Nov 08, 2023
Saskatchewan to make changes to age requirements for purchasing tobacco products
The Saskatchewan government has passed a bill raising the minimum age to legally buy tobacco and vapour products to 19 from 18. The change aligns age restrictions for smoking and vaping with those on ...
Nov 08, 2023
Cochin Community Players gets ready for new show
There'll be some laughter in the house later this month and into December when the Cochin Community Players put on their latest play The Cemetery Club. Betty Ternier Daniels, chair of the board of dir...
Nov 08, 2023
Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids ...
Nov 08, 2023