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Child advocate opens investigation into independent schools after abuse allegations
Saskatchewan's child advocate has opened an investigation into independent schools in the province following allegations of abuse and a class-action lawsuit by former students.A number of former stude...
Sep 07, 2022

Serena Williams' goodbye to U.S. Open a ratings boon to ESPN
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams' long goodbye to the U.S. Open proved a boon to ESPN. Facing down the possibility of a first-round knockout, Williams instead gave the sports network four nights of pri...
Sep 07, 2022

Counting ballots to determine next Conservative leader to begin Thursday
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is giving itself a head start on counting the hundreds of thousands of ballots it received to determine who will be its next leader. Tuesday was the deadline for party ...
Sep 07, 2022

NDP leader says party will 'force' government to move on dental care, housing
HALIFAX - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use the upcoming sitting of Parliament to push the Liberals to move on dental care and housing, as laid out in the deal between the two parties....
Sep 07, 2022

RCMP resistant to change despite repeated calls for action: former senior Mountie
HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a former assistant commissioner of the RCMP who says the police force has a long history of ignoring calls for change....
Sep 07, 2022

Russell Peters, Patrick J. Adams headline theScore Bet's kickoff to fall campaign
TORONTO - Comedian Russell Peters and actor Patrick J. Adams highlight theScore Bet's kickoff to its fall campaign. Peters, Adams and former Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz will all be featured in...
Sep 07, 2022

'Like TNT': Experts say Saskatchewan attacks underscore need for justice support
A deadly stabbing rampage over the Labour Day weekend in rural Saskatchewan underscores a critical lack of social supports in Canada's justice system, experts say. RCMP have named Myles Sanderson, 32,...
Sep 07, 2022

Coach says Canadian women have turned corner ahead of Rugby World Cup Sevens
Having integrated more than a dozen new faces into the program, coach Jack Hanratty believes the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has turned a corner. The Canadian squad will get a chance to prove h...
Sep 07, 2022

Regina Police Chief discusses continuing manhunt for Saskatchewan murder suspect
The manhunt for murder suspect Myles Sanderson entered its fourth day Wednesday and there's still no trace of the 32-year-old man."We had a couple of updates in the night where we were hopeful that we...
Sep 07, 2022

Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan's 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, in the the latest development involving abortion rights in a state where the issue is bei...
Sep 07, 2022