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Hawks host Mustangs to begin home-and-home series
The Nipawin Hawks will meet their arch nemesis the Melfort Mustangs back-to-back nights before the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) begins its Christmas break.The Sherwood Division foes haven'...
Dec 16, 2022
Night of Hope to support Porcupine Hope Fund
The Porcupine Plain Blues senior hockey team is set to host the Tisdale Ramblers Saturday for the special 'Night of Hope' game.The contest will raise money for the Porcupine Hope Fund, which supports ...
Dec 16, 2022
Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices
Ottawa's mayor is among those celebrating the return of federal workers to offices. The Treasury Board's decision to stick with hybrid work means public servants will be back to in-person work two to ...
Dec 16, 2022
Arendz's gold tops three-medal day for Canada at Para-Nordic World Cup in Finland
VUOKATTI, Finland - Canada's Mark Arendz recovered from a difficult start on the shooting range to win his second straight biathlon gold medal on Friday at the Para-Nordic World Cup Arendz's gold in t...
Dec 16, 2022
Canadian women's under-18 hockey team bolstered by seven returning players
CALGARY - Defender Ava Murphy headlines the Canadian women's under-18 hockey team in its bid to defend its world title in Sweden in January. Murphy of Kitchener, Ont., compiled two goals and three ass...
Dec 16, 2022
Progress on TRC calls to action moving at 'glacial pace': Indigenous think tank
TORONTO - An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a "glacial pace" seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released. The Yellowhead Institut...
Dec 16, 2022
In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year that the defendant had been stockpiling weapons and planning a s...
Dec 16, 2022
Blue Bombers sign linebacker Kyrie Wilson to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed linebacker Kyrie Wilson to a one-year contract extension. Wilson returns for his sixth season in Winnipeg after his 2022 campaign was cut short when he...
Dec 16, 2022
Montreal meeting between prime minister and Quebec premier snowed out
MONTREAL - A snowstorm forced the cancellation of a meeting scheduled today in Montreal between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Franois Legault. The leaders were supposed to discuss i...
Dec 16, 2022
Expert says government decision to delay MAID expansion not necessary
OTTAWA - The chair of a federal expert panel on medically assisted death is questioning what the government is hoping to accomplish by delaying the expansion of the assisted-dying regime. Dr. Mona Gup...
Dec 16, 2022