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Nurse says continuity, long-term commitment key to getting Canada to Paris Olympics
TORONTO - There were plenty of moments when Nick Nurse was watching the Tokyo Olympics that he couldn't help but imagine Canada playing there. Nurse and the Canadian men's basketball team had to watch...
Aug 16, 2021
Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie...
Aug 16, 2021
Two Holocaust researchers, including Ottawa professor, win libel case on appeal in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - An appellate court in Poland on Monday rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars - one of them an Ottawa professor - in a case that has been closely watched because it...
Aug 16, 2021
Crown appeals prison term for trucker convicted in killing of woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors are appealing a 12 1/2-year sentence given to an Ontario truck driver found guilty in the killing of a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton was sentenced in Ju...
Aug 16, 2021
Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: Lecce
TORONTO - Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique"...
Aug 16, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP seeking information related to bakery break-in
The Meadow Lake RCMP is asking the public for assistance in identifying suspects involved in a break and enter at the Meadow Lake Bakery. According to police, the incident occurred at some point betwe...
Aug 16, 2021
Recap: Preston Faithful wins Percy Derocher Memorial Cup Championship
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) made a stop in Meadow Lake over the weekend for the Percy Derocher Memorial Cup Championships. The event marked one of very few public gathering...
Aug 16, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP seeking information related to attempted arson
The Meadow Lake RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in identifying suspects involved with an arson attempt at the Sargent Hall Community Centre. According to police, suspects broke into the hal...
Aug 16, 2021
Active cases currently at 1,038 in Saskatchewan, 464 in northern zones
Eighty-five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today by the Saskatchewan government. This brings the total to 51,390 reported cases, 1,038 cases are considered active and 49,766 cases are considered...
Aug 16, 2021
Montreal Haitian group urges Ottawa to speed up immigration files for quake victims
Montreal's Haitian community is asking Ottawa to process immigration files more quickly for Haitians waiting to come to Canada, following a deadly earthquake that struck the country over the weekend. ...
Aug 16, 2021