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Roughriders add former Michigan quarterback
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of an American quarterback Monday - but not the quarterback people are waiting for.The CFL team announced it had signed Shea Patterson, who had stint...
Feb 13, 2023
Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
MONTREAL - Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to ...
Feb 13, 2023
Halifax man to fly to Turkey after earthquake to join brothers searching for sister
HALIFAX - The oldest brother of a Canadian woman missing since an earthquake struck Turkey is trying to rent equipment and join his two siblings in a desperate search for their sister. The Feb. 6 eart...
Feb 13, 2023
Russian ambassador claims Canada a 'very dangerous country' to visit
OTTAWA - Russia's ambassador in Ottawa says Canada is a "very dangerous country" for Russians to visit. Oleg Stepanov says Canada keeps sanctioning people and claimed that Russians are regularly exper...
Feb 13, 2023
Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
MONTREAL - Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to ...
Feb 13, 2023
Former Quebec immigration minister Nadine Girault dies at age 63
QUEBEC - Former Quebec cabinet minister Nadine Girault has died at the age of 63. Premier Franois Legault confirmed her death on social media, paying tribute to a "passionate, determined and endearing...
Feb 13, 2023
The Spot in Tisdale closing its doors, location in Nipawin staying open
The Spot in Tisdale is officially closing its doors.The restaurant has been in the community since June 1, 2019, starting up a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic."Originally, things were looking ...
Feb 13, 2023
Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has ordered the release of parts of a report produced by a special grand jury that investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his narrow 20...
Feb 13, 2023
Super Bowl magic: Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback.Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown p...
Feb 13, 2023
Two people in serious condition after Ottawa gas explosion: paramedics
OTTAWA - Two people have been taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after a blast destroyed multiple homes in an east Ottawa suburb. Reid Purdy of the Ottawa Paramedic Service says the two...
Feb 13, 2023