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Evacuation alert lifted for Penticton, B.C., wildfire threat has 'subsided'
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in the path of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region, while hundreds of others forced out of their ho...
Aug 24, 2020
Military lifts order grounding Snowbirds team, some restrictions still in place
OTTAWA - The Snowbirds are allowed back in the air after a deadly crash this spring saw the aerobatic team's iconic jets grounded in British Columbia for more than three months. The Royal Canadian Air...
Aug 24, 2020
MP Gary Vidal welcomes Erin O'Toole as new Conservative leader
The Conservative Party of Canada will now have Erin O'Toole at the helm.Over the past eight months, leadership candidates modernized campaign techniques to reach as many Canadians as possible during t...
Aug 24, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic beats Daniel Evans, advances to round of 16
Canada's Milos Raonic has advanced to the round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., beat Great Britain's Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-5 in a second-round match at the openin...
Aug 24, 2020
Temporary service solution en-route, says SaskTel spokesperson following weekend fire
Editor's note: This story has been amended to reflect a 4:30p.m. update from SaskTel.The cause of a weekend fire in Spiritwood remains under investigation, meanwhile service is slowly being restored f...
Aug 24, 2020
Virtual Metis Kitchen Party
Join MACSI for a fun Kitchen Party-style event with music and dance - celebrating culture, community and reconciliation in Saskatchewan! This year we are proud to present a virtual, online concert. We...
Aug 24, 2020
Canadians join lawsuit to overturn opening Alaska wilderness to energy drilling
Canadian First Nations and environmentalists have joined a U.S. lawsuit aimed at overturning a decision that opens an Alaska wilderness to oil and gas exploration. The Gwich'In Tribal Council, which r...
Aug 24, 2020
Bernier says O'Toole not a real conservative, unlike his People's Party
OTTAWA - People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier launched a full-throated attack on Erin O'Toole Monday, accusing the newly minted Conservative leader of wearing a "true blue" mask during the leadership ...
Aug 24, 2020
Multicultural Honours Awards Call for Nominations
Do you know about someone in your community who's doing amazing things? Give them the recognition they deserve. Nominate them for Multicultural Honours Awards! Stay tuned for more information. (Sask M...
Aug 24, 2020
U.S. trade office rejects WTO panel decision on Canadian softwood lumber
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade representative is taking issue with the latest decision from the World Trade Organization on Canada's long-standing dispute with its largest trading partner over exports of...
Aug 24, 2020