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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, acquitted on sex assault charge, settles lawsuit
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has reached an undisclosed settlement in his lawsuit over how the Canadian military and federal government responded to an allegation of sexual misconduct. Fortin was re...
Oct 12, 2023
Treaties with Métis could be negotiated after self-government bill passes: minister
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government could enter into treaties with Mtis nations after the passage of Bill C-53. He said in a recent interview t...
Oct 12, 2023
Canada's Roger Sloan sees return to PGA Tour as a product of diligent work
Roger Sloan and his team sat down earlier this year and re-examined his entire process as a golfer. How he practises, his nutrition, everything. Their goal was to make the 36-year-old from Merritt, B....
Oct 12, 2023
Canadian team of 473 athletes to compete in Pan American Games
TORONTO - A team of 473 athletes will represent Canada at the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The quadrennial Pan Am Games featuring over 6,000 athletes from 41 countries in the Americ...
Oct 12, 2023
Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to 'slow start': report
An analysis by a public policy group has found that federal funding meant to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has stumbled with a "slow start" and "underwhelming results" in three provinces wh...
Oct 12, 2023
Métis Nation aiming to start construction on P.A. community hub in 2024
The Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is sharing more information on one of the buildings they're planning to build in Prince Albert.Earlier this year, City Council approved selling 26 acres of land nea...
Oct 12, 2023
Saskatchewan government introduces ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’
The Sask. Party's new "Parents' Bill of Rights" has been introduced in the Saskatchewan Legislature.The bill, the government said, outlines the rights parents have to make decisions around their child...
Oct 12, 2023
US Defense Secretary Austin to visit Israel on Friday to discuss military aid following Hamas attack
BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel on Friday, the second high-level U.S. official to visit Tel Aviv in two days, in a deliberate show of support and an effort to...
Oct 12, 2023
Bernie Sanders to address NDP convention in pre-recorded video
HAMILTON - United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada's New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its policy convention on Friday. The former U.S. pr...
Oct 12, 2023
Search underway in P.A. wooded area for man not seen in over a year
Volunteers and Prince Albert Police are searching for signs of Henry Paul McAdam, a 49-year-old man missing since 2022, with efforts concentrated in the wooded area east of Princess Auto. McAdam was l...
Oct 12, 2023