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Man charged with sparking one of Sask’s biggest wildfires
A 29-year-old La Ronge man has been charged with starting one of the province's largest wildfires of 2025 near Weyakwin.Jason Halkett is charged with one count of arson in connection with lighting the...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
Aug 29, 2025
'We should not be begging for money': Meadow Lake shelter faces uncertainty despite reopening
A Meadow Lake shelter for people experiencing homelessness will reopen Sept. 1, but organizers say they don't know how long it can stay open without firm funding commitments from local governments and...
Aug 29, 2025
Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won't run for reelection in 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa's first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another ho...
Aug 29, 2025
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration's plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the Uni...
Aug 29, 2025
Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for Pr...
Aug 29, 2025
A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice won’t run again, creating an open seat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Friday that she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that's controlled 4-3 by liberal...
Aug 29, 2025
Former Trans Mountain CEO to head major projects office
OTTAWA - Ottawa's one-stop shop for industry to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects will be headquartered in Calgary. The Prime Minister's Office provided details today about the ma...
Aug 29, 2025
Montreal's transit agency says too expensive to display 'Go Habs Go!' before winter
MONTREAL - Montreal's transit agency says city buses won't be able to flash the "Go! Canadiens Go!" NHL hockey slogan any time soon. The agency had removed the expression from electronic signs on buse...
Aug 29, 2025