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Supreme Court to hear if sex-offender registries unfair to mentally ill
TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada will have final say on the validity of laws requiring sex offenders to register when an accused is granted an absolute discharge after being found not criminally ...
Sep 26, 2019

Ontario shipyard withdraws complaint alleging federal favouritism toward Davie
OTTAWA - An Ontario shipyard has dropped a request for an investigation into whether the federal government tried to rig its plan to add a third yard to its multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy i...
Sep 26, 2019

Federal judge grants B.C. injunction against Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against an Alberta law that could have limited oil exports to other provinces. In a decision rel...
Sep 26, 2019

UNB player's 1966 punt finally recognized as longest in U Sports history
FREDERICTON - A new record for the longest punt in Canadian university football history - 114 yards - has now been recognized more than half a century after it occurred. The kick, by Thomas Pinckard o...
Sep 26, 2019

Quebec human rights commission asks government to take hate, racism seriously
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is calling on the provincial government to come up with a plan to fight racism and discrimination in the wake of a new report on abuse against min...
Sep 26, 2019

Canadian women's soccer team names roster for Japan trip
OTTAWA - Canada will go with a familiar roster for its women's soccer friendly against host Japan next month. Twenty-one of the 24 players on the roster for the Oct. 6 game in Shizuoka return fro...
Sep 26, 2019

Christmas Craft Show in Meath Park
Meath Park School is hosting a Christmas Craft Show December 14th.There are vendor spots available.See the poster for details.
Sep 26, 2019

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation ready to support research
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCH) is teaming up with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) to support medical research.Each year the JPCH provides $400,000 to those u...
Sep 26, 2019 The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation)

Prince Andrew says daughter Beatrice engaged
LONDON - Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have announced the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice. They said Thursday that Beatrice is engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi...
Sep 26, 2019

Chloe gets chic as VIPs create fashion homage to Lagerfeld
PARIS - Model and singer Pixie Geldof and Louis Vuitton designer Nicolas Ghesquiere watched from Grand Palais' front row Thursday morning in Paris as Chloe put on a spring manifesto in wearable chic. ...
Sep 26, 2019