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Crown says burden is on Meng's lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared serial numbers with U.S. investigators for the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-Cars...
Mar 25, 2021
Highlights from Quebec's budget for 2021-22 fiscal year
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.- Operating deficit of $9.2 billion, which jumps to $12.3 billion after a deposit of $3.1 bi...
Mar 25, 2021
Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to 'dark time' during recent quarantine
Veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to some dark days during Toronto FC's recent quarantine due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff.The 30-year-old from Phoenix managed just four or f...
Mar 25, 2021
'The world got dimmer': Shooting victims' lives remembered
BOULDER, Colo. - One victim of the Colorado supermarket shooting was leaving after fixing a coffee machine. Another worked at the store but was only there because he stopped in to shop during his time...
Mar 25, 2021
'Arrested Development' actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
LOS ANGELES - Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TV's "Arrested Development" and a stalker in "Play Misty for Me" were in line with a career that drew on her astringent screen pres...
Mar 25, 2021
Green Lake RCMP seeking public assistance in locating Derek Moate
The Green Lake RCMP is asking the public for help in tracking down the whereabouts of 33-year-old Derek Moate. Derek Moate has been reported as missing since March 21, 2021. (Submitted photo/Saskatche...
Mar 25, 2021
SARM voices concerns regarding proposed Canada Water Agency
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) has several questions regarding a national Canada Water Agency and will not support their proposed national office location in the city of R...
Mar 25, 2021
Sask. RCMP in discussion with Poundmaker Cree Nation, province reaching out
BattlefordsNOW has received a response from both the provincial government and Saskatchewan RCMP in regards to the announcement from Poundmaker Cree Nation (PCN) earlier this week, which detailed thei...
Mar 25, 2021
In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon
WASHINGTON - The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding industry polic...
Mar 25, 2021
Rare Van Gogh masterpiece sells for $15.4 million in Paris
PARIS - A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby's Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The sale of "Street Scene in Montmartre" was highly anticipated as i...
Mar 25, 2021