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Film and TV industry receives $7.5M boost from Saskatchewan government
Saskatchewan's government is giving the film industry another boost.The province announced Thursday it will be providing the Creative Saskatchewan Feature Film and Television Production Grant Program ...
Oct 20, 2022
One-year sentence for Saskatchewan man convicted of hate speech against Jews
ESTEVAN, Sask. - The former leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party was handed a one-year sentence Thursday on a hate speech charge after he called for the genocide of Jewish people in a video posted...
Oct 20, 2022
Truss resignation likely to stall Canada-U.K. trade deal, experts say
OTTAWA - More political tumult in Britain is likely to further stall trade talks with Canada, experts say. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down today after a mere six weeks in office following m...
Oct 20, 2022
Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country's two largest cities Thursday killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morg...
Oct 20, 2022
Liberals want House speaker to investigate hidden tags on Poilievre YouTube account
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are demanding a formal investigation into the use of hidden tags embedded in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos. A letter to House Speaker Anthony Rota...
Oct 20, 2022
Ticats in control of their playoff destiny against Redblacks
HAMILTON, Ohio - Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did more than just exorcise a few demons with last week's road win in Calgary. They also reclaimed control of their playoff destiny. Evans's sev...
Oct 20, 2022
Quebec City mosque that was targeted by gunman wants firearms-control bill adopted
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the Quebec City mosque where six men were shot to death in 2017 is calling on Ottawa to pass a gun-control bill being studied by MPs. Boufeldja Benabdallah told the House of C...
Oct 20, 2022
Canada's Sophie Schmidt, Allysha Chapman get new deals with NWSL's Houston Dash
HOUSTON - The Houston Dash have signed veteran Canadian internationals Sophie Schmidt and Allysha Chapman to contract extensions. The NWSL club said Schmidt has signed a two-year contract to remain wi...
Oct 20, 2022
B.C. Taiwanese Canadian community pays tribute to slain RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's Taiwanese Canadian community are paying tribute to a Burnaby Mountie who was stabbed to death in the line of duty this week. William Tsai says he got to know ...
Oct 20, 2022
Canadian men expect to face 'fully loaded' Chile side at Americas Rugby Trophy
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones, facing limited preparation time and players being out-of-season, has included four sevens players in his backline for Friday's game against Chile in Brazil. The matc...
Oct 20, 2022