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Families watch as suicide prevention committee voted down
Jude Ratt was disappointed and angry after watching the Saskatchewan government decline to strike a bipartisan special committee of the Legislature with the NDP on the mental health crisis and addicti...
May 18, 2022
Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
OTTAWA - The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won't be available until June. The goal was to cover flights t...
May 18, 2022
Federal lawyer asks judge to strike out spy service employee's discrimination lawsuit
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer is asking a judge to toss out the claim of a spy service employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. Lawyer Sean Gaudet, represe...
May 18, 2022
‘I don’t think there really is trust:’ Lauther discusses CFL labour talks
If trust is a major factor in labour negotiations, the talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association may be in trouble."I don't think there really is trust," kicker Brett Lauther, one of the Sask...
May 18, 2022
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop white-tailed deer cull south of Montreal
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec lawyer is going before the Superior Court to prevent the cull of white-tailed deer living in a forest on Montreal's South Shore. Lawyer Anne-France Goldwater, who has pr...
May 18, 2022
Tory finance critic says Poilievre's bid to fire Macklem hurts party's economic cred
OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Ed Fast says he believes Pierre Poilievre's pitch to fire the Bank of Canada governor over the country's record-high inflation rate hurts the party's credibility o...
May 18, 2022
Broncos McGrath receives CJHL's Top Forward Award
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) has announced Humboldt Broncos forward Connor McGrath has won the league's Top Forward Award this season.He won the award after leading the Broncos and the ent...
May 18, 2022
DHS pauses disinformation board, director will resign
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security paused its new disinformation governance board Wednesday and its board's director will resign, following weeks of criticism from Republicans and q...
May 18, 2022
Chantel Moore shot by N.B. police officer in chest, abdomen and leg, inquest hears
FREDERICTON - The pathologist who conducted an autopsy on Chantel Moore says the 26-year-old Indigenous woman was shot twice in the chest, once in the abdomen and once in her left leg. Moore was kille...
May 18, 2022
Anglers: Look Out for Prussian Carp in Saskatchewan
Attention Anglers: please be on the lookout for invasive Prussian carp in Saskatchewan. The first report of one being caught by rod and reel this season just came in (Lake Diefenbaker).Identification:...
May 18, 2022