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Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat" - but the plane was actually carrying members of...
Apr 20, 2022
New apartment specifically for elderly residents in the works for Melfort
The City of Melfort could soon be getting a new apartment building specifically for those 55 years and older.Bridge Road Developments has been working on similar projects in rural communities across S...
Apr 20, 2022
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs, officials said Wednesday. It ca...
Apr 20, 2022
First Nations communities, RCMP, and search and rescue teams continue to look for missing five-year-old boy
UPDATE: Saskatchewan RCMP have reported on April 21, the search continues for Frank Young. Yesterday an aerial search was conducted on the Red Earth Cree Nation with more planned for today. Also, the ...
Apr 20, 2022
Search on George Gordon First Nation finds 14 ‘possible burials’
The George Gordon First Nation said Wednesday a search near the site of a former residential school has located 14 "possible burials."During a media conference on the First Nation about 120 kilometres...
Apr 20, 2022
Ryan Meili reveals positive COVID test result
NDP Leader Ryan Meili has tested positive for COVID-19.In a tweet Wednesday, the outgoing party leader revealed he was the last member of his family to test positive for the virus, and noted he has th...
Apr 20, 2022
Russian, Belarusian players allowed at National Bank Open, for now
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to participate in the upcoming National Bank Open tennis tournaments this August in Toronto and Montreal, at least for now. Tennis Canada told The Canadi...
Apr 20, 2022
Senators snap Canucks' six-game win streak with 4-3 shootout victory
VANCOUVER - The Ottawa Senators knew what a win would mean for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday - and the visitors were eager to play spoiler. The Canucks came in looking to extend a six-game win stre...
Apr 20, 2022
Martin St. Louis pushes forward with rebuilding Canadiens: 'Elite hockey mind'
Martin St. Louis had a pretty good sense of what he was getting into. The Hall of Fame forward played 16 NHL seasons, won a Stanley Cup, captured major awards, experienced international success, and f...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs
Tim Kulchyski says salmon used to be so plentiful off Vancouver Island that they would shake his Cowichan ancestors' dugout canoes as they collided in the waters of the Salish Sea. No longer. Pacific ...
Apr 20, 2022