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Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted. The ...
Jul 26, 2022
Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted. The ...
Jul 26, 2022
Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader
OTTAWA - Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Pierre Poilievre to be the party's next leader. In a rare public return to party politics, Harper, who didn't wade into the Tori...
Jul 25, 2022
Prayers and tears: Scenes from the Pope's apology for residential schools
MASKWACIS - For minutes Pope Francis sat in his wheelchair, staring at hand-painted crosses marking graves. A helicopter whirled in the grey sky in the distance. Camera shutters clicked. Otherwise, th...
Jul 25, 2022
Cold case: wanted man pushes freezer on Nipawin police officer
An RCMP officer is fine after being hit by a freezer that was recently pushed into him by a fleeing suspect. Officers in Nipawin were called to a store on the 100 block of First Avenue West around 3:0...
Jul 25, 2022
Melfort & Tisdale to see diseased elm trees removed over next couple months
A company out of Regina will be traveling to the northeast to dispose of diseased elm trees.Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment announced on Monday they've contracted Northern Tree Co. Inc. to help...
Jul 25, 2022
Sheep producers flock to Humboldt for return of annual show
The Elgar Petersen Arena was a real barn over the weekend.While it's usually full of Broncos, it was full of sheep as producers from across the province flocked to Humboldt over the weekend for the Gr...
Jul 25, 2022
Communities in Bloom judges visit Kinistino
The Town of Kinistino saw two out-of-province judges visit their community this past weekend on behalf of Communities in Bloom.Lorna McIlroy of Grande Prairie, Alta. and Linda Tomlinson of Kelowna, B....
Jul 25, 2022
'It's an enormous game': Whitecaps relish chance to take on TFC in CanChamps final
VANCOUVER - When the Vancouver Whitecaps next take the field, it will be for the club's most important game in years, says head coach Vanni Sartini. The 'Caps have a chance to hoist the Voyageurs Cup ...
Jul 25, 2022
Quebecer Émile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, code name 'Beaver,' dies on front lines in Ukraine
MONTREAL - mile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, a 31-year-old Quebecer who recently died in Ukraine fighting Russian forces, volunteered on the front lines because he wanted to protect innocent women and children...
Jul 25, 2022