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Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA - A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cu...
May 08, 2025

More details needed about Carney's plans to revamp foreign service, union head says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada's foreign service, arguing that diplomacy is becoming increasingly important in a dangerous world. A union official representing forei...
May 08, 2025

Mustangs begin Centennial Cup run against host Calgary
May 18, 2024, the Melfort Mustangs defeated the Calgary Canucks 2-1 in the national semi-final game at the 2024 Centennial Cup in Oakville, Ont.Fast forward to May 8, 2025, and the Mustangs are now in...
May 08, 2025

Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
TOFINO - A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach. Parks Canada says the whale was spotted floating offshore on May 6...
May 08, 2025

Man charged after motorcycle crash near Melfort
Charges have been laid after a motorcycle crash near Melfort late last month. The two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle happened April 27 on Highway 3 west of Melfort. RCMP say by the time firs...
May 08, 2025

‘He carried a powerful message’: Indigenous Catholics remember Pope Francis as new pontiff is elected
As the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope, a sense of reflection and mourning was still present among Indigenous Catholics across Canada, who remember P...
May 08, 2025

Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA - Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship. Indigenous Services Canada says it's...
May 08, 2025

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in t...
May 08, 2025

Lanigan's Kash Elke selected in first round of WHL Prospects Draft
A local talent took another step closer towards his dream of playing pro hockey. Lanigan-born Kash Elke heard his name called in the first round of the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday night, going 18...
May 08, 2025

What Trump's agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON - Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom could offer hints about how his administration might negotiate with Canada. The agreement ann...
May 08, 2025