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Rep. Carol Miller renominated in West Virginia GOP primary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Miller breezed into the Republican nomination in West Virginia's 1st District race Tuesday, as two GOP incumbents battled for the lone remaining seat...
May 10, 2022

NDP, Sask. Party spar over education funding
Education funding was the main topic of discussion at Question Period on Tuesday at the Saskatchewan Legislature.Earlier in the day on the steps of the Legislature, the NDP and Canadian Union of Publi...
May 10, 2022

Riders sign Charleston Hughes ahead of training camp
Charleston Hughes had one place listed ahead of the others when it came to where he wanted to play football in 2022."I was leaning towards a few teams but I wasn't going anywhere unless I got an absol...
May 10, 2022

RCMP cleared border blockades without Emergencies Act powers, committee hears
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says powers afforded to police by the government's invoking of the Emergencies Act were not used to clear blockades at Canadian border crossings. Lucki's commen...
May 10, 2022

Montreal Canadiens win lottery for first pick at 2022 NHL draft
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens won the 2022 NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night and have the first selection for the upcoming draft at their home arena. The Canadiens had the best odds to win the lo...
May 10, 2022

Meath Park family grateful for support of Ronald McDonald House
Aubrey Ashby believes if it hadn't been for the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in Saskatoon, the journey for his family would have been much different.Last September, Ashby's then 16-month-old son Kai wa...
May 10, 2022

Melfort business donates $5K to fix vandalized bench
A Melfort mechanic shop is donating $5,000 to fix a granite bench that was vandalized.Last November, a big chunk of the bench, which was one of the main staples of the community's Meditation Garden, h...
May 10, 2022

Flames take momentum from win to home ice in Game 5 of playoff series against Stars
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames produced the keys to beating Dallas Stars in their playoff series. They'll try to improve on what they did to tie the series in Dallas and pull ahead Wednesday at home. Th...
May 10, 2022

Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of US missionaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Am...
May 10, 2022

Indigenous leaders say Quebec's language bill puts their languages at risk
QUEBEC - Indigenous leaders in Quebec say the government's French-language bill is destructive, paternalistic and could put the survival of First Nations languages at risk. Ghislain Picard, chief of t...
May 10, 2022