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LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks. "...
Sep 28, 2024
La Ronge, Meadow Lake talent involved in new film shot in Regina
Four former residents from La Ronge and an actress from Meadow Lake were involved in a horror-thriller feature film recently shot in Regina. The movie, which is called #Vanlife and was written and dir...
Sep 28, 2024
Jasper captive caribou breeding program slowly recovers from summer wildfire
JASPER - By this time, Jasper National Park's caribou breeding centre was supposed to be nearly done, ready for pregnant cows to bed down behind its fence, safe from predators and working on replenish...
Sep 28, 2024
Flooding in Nepal's capital kills at least 32 people
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal's capital, and another 12 are missing, police said Saturday. Rains have been pounding since Friday...
Sep 28, 2024
First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation
OTTAWA - The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three ...
Sep 28, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel says it killed Hezbollah's leader in airstrike on Beirut
Smoke rose from Beirut's southern suburbs Saturday morning and the streets were empty after the area was pummeled overnight by heavy Israeli airstrikes that it said killed multiple Hezbollah commander...
Sep 28, 2024
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has his steroid case appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency
ROME (AP) - The steroid case involving top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Montreal-based body known as WADA announced Saturday. WADA said it is se...
Sep 28, 2024
Israel's military mobilizes additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military said they were mobilizing additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon. On Saturday morning, the Israeli military carried out several strikes in sou...
Sep 28, 2024
Israel's military mobilizes additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military said they were mobilizing additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon. The military said on Saturday morning they were activating three battalions ...
Sep 28, 2024
Tiger-Cats claw out 32-29 win over Lions in overtime
VANCOUVER - Running back Ante Milanovic-Litre took a direct snap and scored on a one-yard run in overtime to give the Hamilton Tiger-Cat a 32-29 win against the B.C. Lions in a nail-biting CFL game on...
Sep 28, 2024