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Trudeau defends record on Indigenous issues, as stump speech mentions are brief
WINNIPEG - Justin Trudeau highlighted the push for reconciliation with First Nations, Metis and Inuit at a rally Saturday night, an issue he has otherwise rarely raised when encouraging prog...
Oct 21, 2019
Stockholm Open champ Denis Shapovalov gets call for Canada's Davis Cup team
MONTREAL - Fresh off his first career ATP Tour title, Denis Shapovalov has been named to the Canadian team for the inaugural Davis Cup Finals. Shapovalov, who won the Stockholm Open on Sunday, will be...
Oct 21, 2019
Metis Family Day in North Battleford
Celebrate Metis Culture with the Urban Programming for Indigenous People which is hosting Metis Family Day October 26 at the Office located at 960 - 103rd Street North Battleford from 9:00 a.m. until ...
Oct 21, 2019
Obzhynky with Prince Albert Barveenok Ukrainian Dancers
Obzhynky 2019 (Fall Harvest Festival) is being presented by the Prince Albert Barveenok Ukrainian Dancers on Saturday, November 16th at the Exhibition Centre from 5:30 p.m. until Midnight.This is the ...
Oct 21, 2019
Quebec man found guilty of first-degree murder in slaying of ex-wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man was found guilty of first-degree murder Saturday in the stabbing death of his ex-wife and the fatal beating of an elderly motorist he carjacked while on the run fro...
Oct 21, 2019
Bianca Andreescu makes Canadian history by reaching No. 4 in rankings
Bianca Andreescu has become the highest-ranked Canadian tennis player in WTA Tour history. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., jumped one spot to No. 4 in the rankings on Monday following a week o...
Oct 21, 2019
Stubbornness, sloppiness and silliness mark notable moments as CFL season draws to a close
It was a weekend that kind of unravelled as it should in the CFL as the battle for first place in the West draws to a close and Calgary seems to be emerging as the probable western final host.Three te...
Oct 21, 2019
Mural in Edmonton that offered thanks to young Swedish climate activist defaced
EDMONTON - A mural of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg that recently appeared in Edmonton has been defaced. The mural features a portrait of the 16-year-old girl against a bright...
Oct 21, 2019
Standoff on Big Island Lake Cree Nation ends peacefully; man wanted for murder in custody
A standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a home on the Big Island Cree Nation Sunday has ended peacefully, RCMP said. Officers were called to home 111 in the community at around 2 p.m.Jonat...
Oct 21, 2019 Jonathan Dufraine is wanted by the Saskatchewan RCMP. (supplied/RCMP)
Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding
MILTON, Ont. - Lisa Raitt is bracing for a late night on Monday, knowing the race in her southwestern Ontario riding of Milton is likely to be a nail-biter. With the federal election just days away, t...
Oct 21, 2019