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Ex-lawmaker Maria Corina Machado dominates opposition's presidential primary in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado, a longtime critic of Venezuela's government, dominated the opposition's presidential primary over the weekend, getting more than 1.4 mil...
Oct 23, 2023
Meadow Lake RCMP seize drugs and sawed-off firearm during separate traffic stops
Meadow Lake RCMP made a pair of arrests during separate traffic stops last week.On Oct. 15, an officer pulled over a vehicle on 1 Avenue W. in Meadow Lake and saw unstamped tobacco inside. During a se...
Oct 23, 2023
P.A high school marks first stop for provincial shipment of feminine hygiene products
Over three million menstrual products will soon be handed out across the province.Laura Ross, Saskatchewan's Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, was in Prince Albert on Monday where she anno...
Oct 23, 2023
Quarterback Tre Ford one of few spots in dismal season for Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Tre Ford began the 2023 CFL season carrying a clipboard. After taking over as the starting quarterback midway through the Edmonton Elks' season, he became the team's brightest star in an ot...
Oct 23, 2023
Liberals pushing ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc
OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says the Liberal government is pushing ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians. Dominic LeBlanc, who assumed the por...
Oct 23, 2023
Hockey Canada CEO Katherine Henderson: 'I can't erase the past'
Katherine Henderson is always keen for a chat. It's basically part of the veteran sports executive's DNA. She helped Toronto host the 2015 Pan Am Games before heading to Curling Canada for the last se...
Oct 23, 2023
Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil wins third gold medal in Santiago
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil picked up her third gold medal of the 2023 Pan Am Games with a victory in the women's 100-metre freestyle on Monday. Mac Neil, from London, Ont., fin...
Oct 23, 2023
Meadow Lake Legion plans Remembrance Day service
The Meadow Lake Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 is getting ready to hold its annual Remembrance Day ceremony again this year. The event will take place Nov. 11 at the Civic Centre in Meadow Lake, with...
Oct 23, 2023
Former TFC captain Michael Bradley joins father's coaching staff at Norway's Stabaek
Less than a week after announcing an end to his playing career, former Toronto FC captain Michel Bradley has joined his father Bob Bradley as a volunteer coach at Norway's Stabaek Fotball. Bob Bradley...
Oct 23, 2023
Theft of 2 million dimes from truckload of coins from US Mint leaves four facing federal charges
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Federal authorities have released more details and unsealed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins ...
Oct 23, 2023