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Canadian linebacker Bo Lokombo signs contract extension with B.C. Lions.
VANCOUVER - Canadian linebacker Bo Lokombo is remaining with the B.C. Lions. Lokombo signed a two-year extension with B.C. on Thursday. He was slated to become a free agent Feb. 14. Lokombo is enterin...
Jan 26, 2023

Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada will send four of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine "in the coming weeks." Anand announced the move this afternoon, making Canada the latest ...
Jan 26, 2023

Ottawa appoints special representative to combat Islamophobia
TORONTO, Australia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Canada's first special representative to combat Islamophobia. Amira Elghawaby, a journalist and human rights advocat...
Jan 26, 2023

Melfort house deemed 'total loss' after fire, no one injured
A Melfort home was completely destroyed after a structure fire late Tuesday night.Fire crews arrived at 309 Burns Ave. West. at what they described as a "fully involved structure fire," finding the bu...
Jan 26, 2023

Ontario's sports-betting market experienced boost in third fiscal quarter
TORONTO - Ontario's sports-betting market experienced a 71 cent increase in total gaming revenue in the third fiscal quarter, according to figures released Thursday by iGaming Ontario. From Oct. 1 thr...
Jan 26, 2023

No more expensing home internet bills to taxpayers, Pierre Poilievre's caucus told
OTTAWA - Members of Pierre Poilievre's Conservative caucus have been told they are no longer allowed to charge taxpayers for home internet services. As first reported by the National Post, a breakdown...
Jan 26, 2023

Home Depot gave personal data to Meta without valid customer consent: watchdog
OTTAWA - Retailer Home Depot shared details from electronic receipts with Meta, which operates the Facebook social media platform, without the knowledge or consent of customers, the federal privacy wa...
Jan 26, 2023

Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel has been sentenced to eight months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge F...
Jan 26, 2023

Environment Canada expects ‘messy mix of precipitation’ for Saskatchewan
One last storm system is making its way through Saskatchewan before a cold snap, according to Environment Canada."We have a pretty fast moving clipper system coming in from northern Alberta," meteorol...
Jan 26, 2023

Humboldt Co-op purchases off-sale retail store permit
The Co-op in Humboldt is set to expand its services, after purchasing a Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming 'Off-Sale' Retail Store Permit (RSP).The Co-op purchased it from the Pioneer Hotel in Humboldt, s...
Jan 26, 2023