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Nipawin Council opts in to Safe Public Spaces Act
The Town of NIpawin is looking to increase safety through legislation. At this week's meeting, Council resolved to opt in to the Government of Saskatchewan's Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act. E...
Sep 09, 2025
Federal government says emails, phone numbers accessed in cyberattack
OTTAWA - The federal government says individuals' email addresses and phone numbers associated with Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Canada Border Services Agency ac...
Sep 09, 2025
Treaty annuity settlement, if reached, could be 'significant'
If the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is able to come to a settlement with the federal government regarding its Treaty 6 Annuities Claim, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the back pay potentially o...
Sep 09, 2025
Israeli-Russian graduate student kidnapped in Iraq has been released, Trump and family say
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Israeli-Russian graduate student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released, according to her family and President Donald Trump. Elizabeth Tsurkov was f...
Sep 09, 2025
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration's ...
Sep 09, 2025
Canada sending $2.6M in humanitarian, refugee aid after months of Pakistan flooding
OTTAWA - Canada is providing $2.6 million in humanitarian aid for people in Pakistan displaced by flooding, and for Afghan refugees. Pakistan has been grappling since June with floods and heavy monsoo...
Sep 09, 2025
First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlement
VANCOUVER - A First Nation in British Columbia says it was underpaid by millions of dollars in a 2002 settlement with the federal government over land that was given to a different band then sold to a...
Sep 09, 2025
Carney condemns 'intolerable' Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning Israel's military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country's sovereignty and risks escalating conflict in the region. Israel says it targeted...
Sep 09, 2025
Safety board investigates after second train derailment in B.C. within a week
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a derailment in British Columbia involving a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train. It's the second time this month a CPKC train has been involv...
Sep 09, 2025
Fixing WestJet plane in St. Maarten likely 'very difficult project': aviation experts
An aviation expert and former pilot says it will be a challenge to repair the WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island's airport for a day. Ke...
Sep 09, 2025