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Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants permit revoked as Russian turbine hearings continue
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging the Canadian government to revoke a permit that allowed the export of a turbine repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant. The permit granted Si...
Sep 07, 2022

Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal: Minister Champagne
VANCOUVER - The federal industry minister says Canada's major telecom companies have reached a formal agreement to "ensure and guarantee" emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a...
Sep 07, 2022

Police: California sheriff's deputy wanted in double slaying
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities said they are seeking a Northern California sheriff's deputy in connection with the slaying of a husband and wife in their home early Wednesday. He remained at-large h...
Sep 07, 2022

Ottawa's Dabrowski and partner Olmos out of U.S. Open women's doubles tournament
NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos have been bounced from the U.S. Open. Dabrowski and Olmos lost to the Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova ...
Sep 07, 2022

Ottawa Senators sign Tim Stutzle to eight-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have locked up another one of their young guns. Star centre Tim Stutzle has agreed to an eight-year, US$66.8-million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The ...
Sep 07, 2022

Omicron vaccine available in Quebec starting Thursday, not recommended for under 30
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the new COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant will be available at vaccination centres starting Thursday at noon. Dr. Luc Boileau made the a...
Sep 07, 2022

Gorgeous weekend will give way to warmer fall: Environment Canada
If you're out for a walk in the evening, you've likely noticed a nip in the air that comes around every September. The season is definitely turning in Saskatchewan and over the next week or so, that w...
Sep 07, 2022

B.C. government and public service union reach tentative deal for 33,000 workers
VICTORIA - The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province covering 33,000 of its members. The B.C. Gener...
Sep 07, 2022

Sask. government launches plan to expand health-care workforce
The Saskatchewan government has launched a plan it hopes will add more than 1,000 employees to its health-care system.The plan, dubbed the Health Human Resources Action Plan, was included in the 2022-...
Sep 07, 2022

Canada's Brooke Henderson to feature in PGA Tour 2K23 video game
Canadian Brooke Henderson joins American star Lexi Thompson and New Zealand's Lydia Ko as the franchise-first female pros in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game. Other pros available in the game include cove...
Sep 07, 2022