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Foreign affairs minister seeks support for plan to return deported Ukrainian children
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Uk...
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturd...
Oct 30, 2024
Quebec names new head of embattled youth protection agency amid multiple scandals
QUBEC - The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province's new youth protection director, after her predecessor stepped down earlier this week amid a number of scandals plaguing the agency....
Oct 30, 2024
Saskatoon Westview goes to Sask. NDP after second count
Elections Saskatchewan is conducting its second preliminary count, and at least one riding has a different result.The second count includes mail-in ballots which were received by Oct. 26.Saskatoon Wes...
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery's sustainable certification
A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska's salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body. The groups - includin...
Oct 30, 2024
P.A. Ronald McDonald House receives over $200K donation from Athabasca Basin Development
The future Prince Albert Ronald McDonald House received a large donation from a group of seven companies. Flyer Electric, Team Drilling, Points Athabasca, Tru North Recreation Superstore, Athabasca Ba...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets and says it did not contravene government conflict-of-interest rul...
Oct 30, 2024
Canada's Yeji Kwon nears LPGA Tour dream in her first six months as a pro golfer
Yeji Kwon's life is unusual, but she wouldn't trade it for anything. The 18-year-old Kwon has spent the past five months on the road with her parents, playing golf on the Women's All Pro Tour, sharpen...
Oct 30, 2024
Kraken's Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: 'I'm part of something a lot bigger'
TORONTO - Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors bench watching that night's opponent in warm-ups. The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars' line rushes and defence pairs...
Oct 30, 2024
STF calls for newly re-elected government action on education funding shortfall
With the provincial election recently completed and the Saskatchewan Party's green flag once again swaying in the Legislative Building, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has expressed its re...
Oct 30, 2024