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PWHL Vancouver takes defender Ashton Bell first overall in expansion draft
Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has selected defender Ashton Bell first overall in the league's first-ever expansion draft. The 25-year-old blue liner from Deloraine, Man., spe...
Jun 09, 2025

Eby says it's not him blocking Smith's oil pipeline, it's lack of money and proponent
British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's not him standing in the way of Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith's longed-for oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s north coast - it's that there's no propo...
Jun 09, 2025

Pentagon deploys 700 Marines to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, officials said, as California prepared to sue Presid...
Jun 09, 2025

Kotai commits to UBC Thunderbirds
Former Melfort Mustangs forward Reilley Kotai has found his next place to play hockey.The Abbotsford, BC native has become the newest member of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds."I...
Jun 09, 2025

Oklahoma judge stays execution of a man set to receive lethal injection this week
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma judge granted a temporary stay of execution Monday to a man whose transfer to death row was expedited by the Trump administration and who was scheduled to receive a le...
Jun 09, 2025

Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial
MONTRAL - Crown prosecutors have agreed Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial. Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octo...
Jun 09, 2025

Fugitive's girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities arrested a former New Orleans jail employee on Monday and accused her of aiding in the 10-inmate breakout at the facility last month, which included an escape by her boy...
Jun 09, 2025

First wave of homebound evacuees includes Pelican Narrows and Weyakwin
Young adults and families boarding a charter bus in Prince Albert on Monday appeared happy and anxious to return home after being displaced by wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. Favourable conditions...
Jun 09, 2025
Waskesiu: An oasis in a sea of smoke
The hamlet of Waskesiu Lake Resort has watched its neighbours evacuating while fires rip through the north.The community of Waskesiu is just around a 50-minute drive from Weyakwin, which saw its resid...
Jun 09, 2025

Nipawin Region Health Foundation kicks off 'Pledge Drive War'
The Nipawin Region Health Foundation has launched this year's Pledge Drive War. The fundraiser is in conjunction with the annual Panhandler Charity Golf Classic, which is coming up in August. "If you ...
Jun 09, 2025