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Quebec public security minister says no indication so far of migrant influx from U.S.
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says the situation at the province's border with the United States is "under control" and that there is no indication so far of an influx of migrants tryin...
Dec 03, 2024
B.C. Lions name former quarterback Buck Pierce as head coach
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have named Buck Pierce as their new head coach. It's the first head coaching job for Pierce, who spent the last nine seasons on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' staff. He had been...
Dec 03, 2024
'Sleeping with the enemy': Mistrial in B.C. sex assault over Crown dating paralegal
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault after he learned his defence lawyer's paralegal was dating the Crown prosecutor during his trial. Justice Veronica ...
Dec 03, 2024
IBL's Maple Leafs sign Ayami Sato, widely considered baseball's top female pitcher
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League have signed Ayami Sato, making the Japanese pitcher the league's first female player. The team announced the signing in a release T...
Dec 03, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional "disrup...
Dec 03, 2024
Trump team signs agreement to allow Justice to conduct background checks on nominees, staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a week...
Dec 03, 2024
Sask. Auditor says higher foreign ownership could artificially increase farmland prices.
REGINA - Saskatchewan's auditor says the province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland.Tara Clemett, in her latest report, says the province needs...
Dec 03, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional "disrup...
Dec 03, 2024
Saskatchewan introduces legislative amendment to keep carbon levy off home heating
REGINA - Saskatchewan has introduced a promised legislative amendment that would continue to see residents no longer pay federal carbon levies for home heating. The province says the measure is expect...
Dec 03, 2024
'Share the Joy': Giving Tuesday kicks off donation effort for SK food banks including in Battlefords and ML
The seemingly never-ending need for the food bank has Erin Katerynych frustrated. "I've been here 20 years now, so I've seen some of these people grow up and have kids of their own and see the same th...
Dec 03, 2024