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Mustangs win streak ends after home loss to Stars
The Melfort Mustangs win streak is over at five games after a 4-1 loss to the Battlefords North Stars on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Northern Lights Palace.It was also the first time in six games the Mu...
Oct 14, 2021

Brotherhood Screening in Humboldt
Brotherhood comes to the most resilient community in Canada, when it premieres in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on October 15th at Reel Attractions Cinemas. "In audiences talk-backs, when I was trying to imp...
Oct 14, 2021

Mali's Timbuktu fears jihadis as France reduces troops
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) - It's been nine years since Islamic extremists in northern Mali arrested Zahra Abdou on charges of showing her hair and wearing an outfit they said was too tight. The al-Qaida-lin...
Oct 14, 2021

Supreme Court orders new trial in shooting death of Indigenous man
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a new trial for an Ontario resident who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in 2016. Peter Khill, of Binbrook, Ont., was found n...
Oct 14, 2021

Ivanovic, Pennetta, Moya among 6 nominees for tennis Hall
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Grand Slam title winners Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, Carlos Moya and Cara Black are the new nominees on the International Tennis Hall of Fame ballot for the Class of 2022, join...
Oct 14, 2021

Armed clash erupts in Beirut in protest against blast judge
BEIRUT (AP) - Armed clashes broke out in Beirut Thursday during a protest against the lead judge investigating last year's massive blast in the city's port, as tensions over the domestic probe boiled ...
Oct 14, 2021

Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Danish man who is in custody in Norway suspected of a bow-and-arrow attack on a small town that killed five people and wounded two others is a Muslim convert who had previ...
Oct 14, 2021

Settling Afghan refugees, TDSB report on Lytton wildfire : In The News for Oct. 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 14, 2021

Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. P...
Oct 14, 2021

Volunteers who supported Syrian refugees reconnecting to help Afghan newcomers
TORONTO - Volunteers who helped Syrian refugees settle in Canada six years ago are coming together once more to help Afghans who've recently arrived in the country. Their efforts - which range from se...
Oct 14, 2021