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Canadian troops heading to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will depart from an Ontario military base in the coming days to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, includ...
Apr 14, 2022
With housing plans, feds to target needs, links to immigration, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Canada's housing minister says federal funding to ramp up the pace of new builds will also look to target the kind of homes required to meet the changing needs of Canadians. Housing Minister ...
Apr 14, 2022
Two plays by Melfort students earn spot at this year's provincial drama festival
This year's provincial drama festival in Regina will feature two plays put on by Melfort & Unit Comprehensive Collegiate.Regionals were held last week with the school's production of The Box takin...
Apr 14, 2022
Canadian troops heading to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will depart from an Ontario military base in the coming days to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, includ...
Apr 14, 2022
Top commander warns Canadian military 'stretched thin' amid growing threats
OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander says his force is "stretched thin" as demands for its assistance continue to grow at home and abroad. Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre says many Canadian Armed Fo...
Apr 14, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh demands Indian PM Modi stop stoking anti-Muslim hate
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stop stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in India. In an outspoken intervention into Indian politics, Singh says...
Apr 14, 2022
Michael Misa, 15, granted exceptional player status ahead of OHL draft
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Michael Misa just broke one of Connor McDavid's records. The 15-year-old is now set to join the Edmonton Oilers superstar as a member of another elite class. The Ontario Hockey Feder...
Apr 14, 2022
Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail
NEW YORK (AP) - The man charged in this week's Brooklyn subway attack has been ordered held without bail, with prosecutors saying he terrified the "entire city." Frank James was arrested in Manhattan ...
Apr 14, 2022
Mountie recalls killer looked at him as he aimed pistol to end N.S. rampage
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Mountie has testified that a single glance from the bloodied driver of a Mazda hatchback was the final confirmation that he had a mass killer lined up in his pistol sights. Con...
Apr 14, 2022
Confirmed case of avian flu at British Columbia poultry farm in north Okanagan
VICTORIA - A positive case of avian influenza has been confirmed on a British Columbia farm in the north Okanagan region. Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham says in a statement the Canadian Foo...
Apr 14, 2022