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Only new firearms from buyback program will go to Ukraine, Defence Department says
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's plan to send firearms from its buyback program to the battlefield in Ukraine will only include unused weapons, the Department of National Defence says. A department s...
Dec 12, 2024
Law firm warns $47.8B First Nations child welfare reforms could be lost with election
OTTAWA - A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8 billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there's a change in government i...
Dec 12, 2024
Winning streak ends for Tisdale Trojans in Prince Albert
The Tisdale Trojans' winning streak is over at 10, after a 4-2 road loss to the Prince Albert Mintos. P.A. stormed out to a 2-0 lead after the first period before Sean Shiels of the Trojans scored the...
Dec 12, 2024
Year Overview from River Valley Resilience Retreat
It's been an extraordinary year at RIVER VALLEY RESILIENCE RETREAT (RVRR), and as we approach the end of another year, we wanted to reconnect with you.DONATE TODAYA little over five years have passed ...
Dec 12, 2024
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 3...
Dec 12, 2024
American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is free after 7 months in detention
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is now free after seven months in detention. Travis Timmerman told the Al-Arabiya TV network in an interview on Thursday that ...
Dec 12, 2024
American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is freed after 7 months in detention
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An American who says he crossed into Syria on foot has been released after seven months in detention. Travis Timmerman told the Al-Arabiya TV network in an interview on Thursday...
Dec 12, 2024
In The Rings: New hammer rule to be tested at next Grand Slam of Curling event
As far as curling experiments go, a new rule that will be used at the next Grand Slam competition looks like a doozy. Organizers plan to test a setup that will see a team lose hammer after a second co...
Dec 12, 2024
B.C's Kaela Hansen, Emma Regan best friends and now teammates at AFC Toronto
TORONTO - Kaela Hansen and Emma Regan have been friends for ever. Now they are teammates again, this time with AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League. "We literally started soccer together ... a...
Dec 12, 2024
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 3...
Dec 12, 2024