Author Archives:
RCMP to begin collecting, analyzing race-based data in pilot project
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it will begin collecting race-based data in select locations this month to better understand interactions between police and people in various communities. The pilot project fol...
Jan 9, 2024
Sweden will send 'reduced battalion' to join Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia
OTTAWA - Sweden's prime minister says his country plans to join a Canadian-led NATO brigade force in Latvia. In a speech Monday to a national security conference, Ulf Kristersson said his government i...
Jan 9, 2024
Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as 'meritless'
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has dismissed the South African genocide case against Israel as "meritless." Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Blinken said the ...
Jan 9, 2024
B.C. launches Canada's first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the pap test for cancer screening in favour of mail-in kits collected by patients. The government says trials have shown that screening for the human papill...
Jan 9, 2024
White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify when they can't perform duties after Austin illness
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House chief of staff on Tuesday ordered Cabinet heads to notify his office if they ever can't perform their duties, as the Biden administration, reeling from learning of De...
Jan 9, 2024
Remediation work complete at Melfort's historic post office
The historic post office in Melfort is once again available to rent.Director of Community Services Rob Lok told council last night that the remediation work that closed the facility to the public is c...
Jan 9, 2024
Kimmel says he'd accept an apology from Aaron Rodgers but doesn't expect one
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Kimmel said he'd accept an apology from New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for inappropriate comments associating the comic with Jeffrey Epstein, but doesn't expect one. "A ...
Jan 9, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtan...
Jan 9, 2024
Canadians vie for 2 spots to play golf in the Olympics. They also have a Presidents Cup in Montreal
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Even though it technically isn't a team, no squad is more difficult to make than Americans wanting to play in the Olympics. The maximum number is four players provided they are ...
Jan 9, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtan...
Jan 9, 2024