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Anderson airlifted from Talladega with burns in Trucks crash
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - NASCAR driver Jordan Anderson was airlifted out of Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday with burns from a crash in the Truck Series race. Anderson's truck was spinning across the...
Oct 01, 2022
Former Conservative senator Don Meredith charged with three counts of sexual assault
OTTAWA - A former senator who resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct scandal is now facing criminal charges. Don Meredith, 58, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault an...
Oct 01, 2022
Late goal earns Hawks a point in overtime loss
The Nipawin Hawks managed to snag a point in Friday's overtime loss to Notre Dame by the score of 4-3.Back on home ice for the first time since Sept. 21 the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) cl...
Oct 01, 2022
Mustangs fall to Stars in back and forth, overtime affair
It was overtime heartbreak for the Melfort Mustangs on Friday, Sep. 30 as the Mustangs fell 5-4 in overtime to the Battlefords North Stars at the Northern Lights Palace.Neither team led by more than a...
Oct 01, 2022
'I was really homesick': Some northern students travel far from home for high school
YELLOWKNIFE - When Angelina Arrowmaker was ready to start high school in 2017, she and her mother packed their bags and flew 195 kilometres south to Yellowknife. They made the move because the school ...
Oct 01, 2022
Canadians reflect about residential schools on Truth and Reconciliation Day
With drumming and singing, at powwows and public ceremonies, communities across the country marked the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.The federal statutory holiday, also known as O...
Oct 01, 2022
Canada has now ended its COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates
OTTAWA - As of this morning, travellers to Canada do not need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 - and wearing a mask on planes and trains is now optional, though it is still recommended. P...
Oct 01, 2022
Quebec election: Party leaders begin final weekend of the campaign
MONTREAL - As the Quebec election campaign enters its final weekend the main party leaders are fanning out across the province. Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is to have breakfast with ...
Oct 01, 2022
Jaded, cynical, disillusioned: report says federal whistleblowers fear reprisal
OTTAWA - Federal workers are increasingly cynical, skeptical and disillusioned about the idea of reporting wrongdoing in the public service, says a recent survey. That pessimism is more "palpable and ...
Oct 01, 2022
Canada 'behind the ball' with weak merger laws, says author of biting report
OTTAWA - Lax merger laws in Canada underestimate the harm to competition caused by mergers and overestimate their benefits, a new report says. Gaps in Canada's merger laws have failed to prevent the k...
Oct 01, 2022