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Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-cam...
Sep 26, 2024
Into the swing of things ahead of golf provincials
The Battlefords will be well represented at the Sask. High School Athletic Association (SHSAA) Provincial Golf Championships this weekend in Goodsoil. A total of four athletes will be in attendance fr...
Sep 26, 2024
Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That's up from two square kil...
Sep 26, 2024
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathi...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec seeks injunction against dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is going to court to fight the dumping of contaminated soil along a shoreline in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. The Environment Department is se...
Sep 26, 2024
Rourke: Lions need 'sense of urgency' entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions "have to have a sense of urgency" as they prepare for their final four games of the CFL season. "There's a lot of importance in these last fou...
Sep 26, 2024
Pêmiska Tourism receives provincial hospitality award
A reconciliation destination south of Prince Albert has received a Hospitality Saskatchewan Award of Excellence. Pmiska Tourism has been named Indigenous Tourism Experience of the Year. "We're so hono...
Sep 26, 2024
Online Photo Contest Celebrating Agriculture
In conjunction with Agriculture Week, FFC SK is hosting an online photo contest running from October 1 to October 31, 2024. The contest is open to residents from Saskatchewan wanting to showcase the b...
Sep 26, 2024
NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA - An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused toward survivors, their families and communities. If the bill is pas...
Sep 26, 2024
Riders Give Fans a Taste of What Kind of Team They Were Hoping to Be
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."Last week I went to a couple of Rider practices t...
Sep 26, 2024