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Northern communities benefiting from SaskTel’s 5G expansion
Several rural and First Nation communities in northern Saskatchewan are getting a boost from SaskTel as the company looks to expand its 5G network.The Crown Corporation announced on Wednesday that it'...
Jul 19, 2023
Offensive tackle Cage to miss Argos game with Ticats due to thigh injury
Toronto Argonauts tackle Isiah Cage will miss a third straight game with a thigh injury. On Wendesday, the Argos (4-0) listed Cage as being out for their road game Friday night versus the Hamilton Tig...
Jul 19, 2023
Winnipeg Jets, Gabriel Vilardi avoid arbitration, agree to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets and forward Gabriel Vilardi avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth US$6.875 million on Wednesday. Vilardi's hearing was set for July 28 after the two...
Jul 19, 2023
FSIN wants police to stop lodging people intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
Rather than taking impaired people to police cells for lodging until they're sober, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) would like to see people taken to a health facility instead. T...
Jul 19, 2023
CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Jolle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec Cit...
Jul 19, 2023
N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government is confirming an anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change reported t...
Jul 19, 2023
Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in some papers he authore...
Jul 19, 2023
Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former president had failed to...
Jul 19, 2023
Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says the resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada. D...
Jul 19, 2023
'Bones of Crows,' a story of generational resilience, coming to Meadow Lake
"A testimony to multi-generation resilience," and "a look at our history from an Indigenous point of view."That is how award-winning Mtis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements, describes her latest film, Bone...
Jul 19, 2023