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Canada-Belgium World Cup game attracts much Proline interest
TORONTO - The Canada-Belgium World Cup soccer game garnered plenty of attention on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s Proline betting service. The OLG said Thursday the World Cup contest was Proli...
Nov 24, 2022
Local shopping to benefit those in need this holiday season
The Melfort Trade Alliance and Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) is presenting 'From Us To You x 2' once again this holiday season.The annual Christmas campaign will support local businesses by rewarding cu...
Nov 24, 2022
O'Shea focused on exit interviews as contract on Bombers nears end
WINNIPEG - Mike O'Shea doesn't have a pen in hand poised to sign a new contract as head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. That doesn't mean, though, that a deal isn't in the works. At a press confer...
Nov 24, 2022
Britain takes gold, Canada finishes sixth as skeleton World Cup returns to Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. - Great Britain's Marcus Wyatt earned his first skeleton World Cup gold medal Thursday - and set a record in the process. The 31-year-old finished the two-heat race with a time of one m...
Nov 24, 2022
Mounties in southern Alberta help owner round up ostriches that escaped from a pen
TABER, Alta. - RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen. Mounties say in a statement that they started receiving reports just before 8 a.m. about...
Nov 24, 2022
Toronto Argonauts hold rally to celebrate Grey Cup win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
TORONTO - The Grey Cup party continued Thursday for cornerback Shaquille Richardson and the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos were honoured at a rally following their 24-23 Grey Cup victory over the Winnip...
Nov 24, 2022
Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing opposition criticism because he did not make any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar. Sajjan is headed bac...
Nov 24, 2022
Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner's inquest
VICTORIA - The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer will be the subject of a coroner's inquest next month. A lawsuit filed on behalf of Const. Nicole Chan's famil...
Nov 24, 2022
Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition
OTTAWA - The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield. But Conservative MPs are continuing to insist the federal...
Nov 24, 2022
Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
MONTREAL - A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980 and calls for the practice to end. The study says that several partic...
Nov 24, 2022