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Biden tells with Griner's wife he's working to get her home
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged that he is working to win her release as soon as possible, the Whit...
Jul 06, 2022
July 4 shooting suspect charged with seven counts of first-degree murder
Residents cheered and applauded prosecutors and police Tuesday as the alleged perpetrator of a deadly Fourth of July shooting rampage in a Chicago suburb was charged with seven counts of first-degree ...
Jul 06, 2022
Quebec caught between reducing arsenic emissions from factory and preserving 650 jobs
MONTREAL - Quebec's government is facing pressure to address the high levels of arsenic emitted from a copper foundry in a small northwestern city without sacrificing the factory's 650 jobs and the re...
Jul 06, 2022
CFL names Rourke, Powell and Robertson as its top players for June
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Saskatchewan running back Jamal Powell and Roughriders defensive lineman Pete Robertson were named the CFL's top performers for the month of June on Wed...
Jul 06, 2022
Women graduates, those with college educations more likely to access CERB: StatCan
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada study finds women post-secondary graduates were more likely to receive the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in 2020 than male graduates. The study also finds that tho...
Jul 06, 2022
AP source: Cipollone agrees to testify before Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump's former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to ...
Jul 06, 2022
French government plans to nationalize electricity giant EDF
PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Wednesday that the government plans to nationalize French electricity giant EDF amid an energy crisis aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
Jul 06, 2022
Tisdale receives nearly $50K from feds for new dog park
The Town of Tisdale is getting funding support from the Government of Canada for the construction of their Off-Leash Dog Park Project.The Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) is allocating $49,...
Jul 06, 2022
Court OKs immunity defense in alleged sex trafficker's death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday ...
Jul 06, 2022
Anglers encouraged to check their bait before casting a line
With another free fishing weekend approaching, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is encouraging anglers to double check their tackle boxes. The request comes after a quagga mussel was recently fo...
Jul 06, 2022