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Most evacuation orders, alerts lifted in B.C.'s Okanagan wildfires
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one property in West Kelowna, B.C., about five weeks after thousands were chased out by a fast-moving wildfire. Central O...
Sep 25, 2023
No Frills opening new location in Meadow Lake
One of Canada's biggest grocery chains is coming to Meadow Lake.No Frills is replacing Extra Foods 9th Street whose last day in operation will be this Saturday. Amy Davidson, owner and operating of th...
Sep 25, 2023
Former Wahpeton councillor running to become next fourth vice-chief of FSIN
A member of the Wahpeton Dakota Nation is looking to become the next fourth vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).Curtis Standing is one of three who officially put their...
Sep 25, 2023
Claims deadline approaching for residential school Day Scholars
For years, they've been left out but now thousands who attended residential schools as Day Scholars are entitled to compensation and the deadline for submissions is quickly approaching. Day Scholars a...
Sep 25, 2023
Edmonton Elks release American defensive back Dwayne Thompson II
EDMONTON - Defensive back Dwayne Thompson II has been released by the Edmonton Elks. The American started in eight games for Edmonton this year. Thompson had 27 defensive tackles on the season after s...
Sep 25, 2023
Bernatchez claims second place in provincial golf championships
Dade Bernatchez, a Lac La Ronge Indian Band member and Grade 11 student at Churchill Community High School, took second place at the recent Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association's (SHSAA) 202...
Sep 25, 2023
Canadian women set out to take another step forward with Olympic berth on the line
TORONTO - Canada women's soccer head coach Bev Priestman says her squad is ready to take another step forward on Tuesday. Canada will host Jamaica at Toronto's BMO Field in the second of a two-legged ...
Sep 25, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays playoff hopes all come down to six-game homestand
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays' post-season fate will be determined this week. Toronto will host the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in a six-game homestand starting Tuesday. The Blue Jays hold t...
Sep 25, 2023
Three fishers die after boat sinks off Quebec coast, three others rescued
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say three people are dead after a fishing boat sunk off the province's Lower North Shore early this morning. The Canadian Coast Guard says six people were aboard th...
Sep 25, 2023
Federal minister criticizes Manitoba Tory ad that cites rejection of landfill search
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives came under fire Monday for taking out a newspaper ad that highlights, in part, the province's decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two I...
Sep 25, 2023