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In Quebec, the Queen's death raises questions about future of the monarchy in Canada
MONTREAL - The mixed reactions in Quebec to the death of Queen Elizabeth II highlight the province's complex relationship with the monarchy. In the days after the Queen's death, incumbent Premier Fran...
Sep 11, 2022
Riders can’t answer Bombers, give up 54 points in Banjo Bowl loss
The Saskatchewan Roughriders didn't have much of an answer for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saturday's Banjo Bowl.The top team in the CFL handled business at home, scoring points on its first eight dr...
Sep 11, 2022
Melfort Library shares the details of a 'fairytale' summer
The Melfort Library is looking back on a successful summer.From transporting people to far away lands with their imaginations to helping improve children's reading skills, librarians in Melfort have a...
Sep 11, 2022
US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
NEW YORK (AP) - The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero has begun with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, 21 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims' ...
Sep 11, 2022
Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman says his office has received fewer than a dozen complaints from service members about the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement, and that he has not found any issues w...
Sep 11, 2022
Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic
On Christmas Eve 2020, Rev. John Lemire got ready for work: two funerals and three masses. The Catholic priest in Timmins, Ont., felt "somewhat exhausted" after presiding at back-to-back funeral servi...
Sep 11, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves her beloved Balmoral
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II's coffin left her beloved Scottish estate Balmoral Castle on Sunday as the monarch who died after 70 years on the throne begins her last journey back to London for a s...
Sep 11, 2022
River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?
VANCOUVER - Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect. So what is killing the giant sturgeon of the Nechako River? Government sc...
Sep 11, 2022
Quebec election: Legault heads to CAQ stronghold as Anglade visits Laval
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will be campaigning in the Centre-du-Qubec region one day after his party released its costed platform. The incumbent premier is scheduled to h...
Sep 11, 2022
First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is waking up today as the new leader of the Conservative party, coming off a landslide win. Before he can take time to enjoy the victory, he has a list of things to do. The H...
Sep 11, 2022