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Liberals introduce bill to combat online hate speech as Commons adjourns for summer
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced a bill it says will protect Canadians from online hate speech. It would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to reinstate an amended version of a controve...
Jun 23, 2021
Melfort resident receives Junior Citizen of the Year Award
Ashya Siermachesky, 12, of Melfort has been named as one of recipients of the 2021 Junior Citizen of the Year Award by Saskatchewan Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty, Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association an...
Jun 23, 2021
Mama bear and cubs euthanized after becoming habituated around Candle Lake neighbourhood
Conservation officers tried every tool available to them over the course of several days to try and deter a bear and her cubs from roaming near the golf course and rummaging through garbage in the Asp...
Jun 23, 2021
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER - The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency rose between 2019 and 2020, says a new report that has a researcher raising questions about what i...
Jun 23, 2021
Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured
Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles didn't start out li...
Jun 23, 2021
Garneau to visit Israel, West Bank to advance two-state solution following 11-day war
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister will soon travel to Israel and the West Bank to advance a two-state solution following a deadly 11-day war between Israelis and Palestinians. Marc Garneau's ...
Jun 23, 2021
Man's vote from jail was invalid in Yukon election tie, lawyer tells Supreme Court
WHITEHORSE - The lawyer for the incumbent who lost her seat in the Yukon legislature in a tie vote says "carelessness" in the authorization of one voter who was incarcerated means the election was not...
Jun 23, 2021
Kinistino Legion building moves to new destination, making room for new community centre
The Kinistino Legion building has officially been moved off of its site in the town.A portion of the building was loaded onto a truck and taken to its next destination, the St. Denis area for another ...
Jun 23, 2021
Ronaldo scores 2 to reach 109 goals, Portugal advances
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to tie the overall men's scoring record with 109 goals and Portugal advanced to the round of 16 at the European Championship after a 2-2...
Jun 23, 2021
Goretzka keeps Germany in Euro 2020 after draw with Hungary
MUNICH (AP) - Leon Goretzka scored late to keep Germany in the European Championship after a 2-2 draw against Hungary on Wednesday. Jamal Musiala made an immediate impact after coming on in the 82nd m...
Jun 23, 2021