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P.A. & northern Sask. see drop in jobs in August
Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan saw a drop in the number of jobs over the past month.According to Statistics Canada, the region lost around 400 positions in August. This puts the total of empl...
Sep 10, 2022
The Conservative party uses ranked ballots for leadership races. Here's how it works.
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada will announce the winner of its leadership race at an event in Ottawa on Saturday night. The party said it would be counting nearly 418,000 ballots out of som...
Sep 10, 2022
King Charles III proclaimed Canadian head of state in ceremony at Rideau Hall
King Charles III has been proclaimed Canada's new head of state at an accession ceremony attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon in Ottawa.Trudeau arrived at about 10 a.m. l...
Sep 10, 2022
Canadian men start hot then hang on to beat Wales at Rugby World Cup Sevens
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - After falling to Uruguay earlier in the day, the Canadian men survived a 19-point Welsh comeback in the second half to win 33-19 in consolation play at the Rugby World Cup Se...
Sep 10, 2022
Quebec election: François Legault promises to balance Quebec budget in five years
SAINT-JRME, Que. - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is promising to balance Quebec's budget in five years if his party is re-elected on Oct. 3. Legault told reporters in Saint-Jrme, Que.,...
Sep 10, 2022
Evenepoel set to win Spanish Vuelta after protecting lead
PUERTO DE NAVACERRADA, Spain - (AP) - Remco Evenepoel all but clinched his first Grand Tour title on Saturday after the 22-year-old Belgian protected his lead in the Spanish Vuelta on the three-week r...
Sep 10, 2022
Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday that it is pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counter offensive has made significant advances...
Sep 10, 2022
Special guest to highlight mental health awareness day in Humboldt
The City of Humboldt is hosting a free mental health awareness event on Monday, September 12.Their guest speaker for this event is Brent Worrall, author and mental health advocate. Worrall was a profe...
Sep 10, 2022
‘We’re here to forgive’, James Smith man tells wife of Damien Sanderson
For at least some of the family members of those killed on the James Smith Cree Nation last weekend, healing includes forgiveness. Darryl Burns, the brother of first responder Gloria Burns who was one...
Sep 10, 2022
Quebec election: Two new parties trying to spoil Liberals' chances with anglophones
MONTREAL - As Quebec's major political parties duke it out ahead of the Oct. 3 election, a pair of newcomers are trying to capitalize on issues like language and minority rights to steal votes in heav...
Sep 10, 2022