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Racing Season Final Show Slated for Duck Lake
PA Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association will wrap up the season at Duck Lake September 7 and 8 with Chariots, Wagons and Indian Relay with supper and awards night.See the poster for details...
Sep 05, 2019

Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The Education Department is fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against Dr. Larry Nassar. That announcement comes from Educat...
Sep 05, 2019

NDP denies reports of New Brunswick defections
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats say it's not true that 14 former provincial NDP candidates in New Brunswick switched their political allegiance to the Green party this week. A party ...
Sep 05, 2019

Watch: Opening ceremonies for Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Nearly five years after a historic groundbreaking, the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital officially opens today. Patients will be moved in at a later date.Many say it will usher in a new, state-of-the-...
Sep 05, 2019 A rendering of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital)

New Indigenous Teacher Education Program
New Northern Indigenous Teacher Education Program Launched in La Ronge, Sask Air Ronge, Saskatchewan, September 5, 2019A new Indigenous teacher education program rooted in Indigenous cultures and lang...
Sep 05, 2019

Canada earns its first World Cup victory in 17 years by beating Senegal
DONGGUAN, China - Canada's men's basketball team finally has a World Cup victory - and some positive momentum in a FIBA World Cup tournament that had been a non-stop narrative of disapp...
Sep 05, 2019

Michigan State University fined $4.6 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The Education Department is fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against Dr. Larry Nassar. That announcement comes from Educat...
Sep 05, 2019

British government denies reports that a child-murderer will be sent to Canada
A media report that Britain is considering sending a child-murderer to Canada is false, the British Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The news coverage prompted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to tweet...
Sep 05, 2019

Hurricane Dorian projected to hit with force in parts of Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - As the effects of Hurricane Dorian are being felt along the U.S. southeast coast, Canadian forecasters say the storm system is expected to severely impact parts of the Atlantic province...
Sep 05, 2019

For Julie Andrews, sudden success was 'like an assault'
VENICE, Italy - Julie Andrews is reflecting on her career at the Venice International Film Festival, where she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award Monday evening. The 83-year-old s...
Sep 05, 2019