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Metis National Council elects first new president in 18 years
SASKATOON - The Metis National Council has elected its first new leader in nearly two decades. Cassidy Caron, who previously served as youth minister with Metis Nation of B.C., became the first woman ...
Sep 30, 2021

Canada's top court to rule on Ontario's move to slash Toronto city council
TORONTO - Canada's top court is expected to rule Friday on whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council during the last municipal election was constitutiona...
Sep 30, 2021

'Ready to respond': Ottawa reiterates COVID-19 support for Saskatchewan
REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to provide any supports necessary to help Saskatchewan with its COVID-19 crisis. In a conversation with Premier Scott Moe yesterday, the Prime Minis...
Sep 30, 2021

Families of Canadians trapped in Syria turn to Federal Court to force government help
OTTAWA - The families of Canadians trapped in northern Syria are asking the Federal Court to force Ottawa to help them. The 11 families say in a court filing that the government's refusal to step in a...
Sep 30, 2021

One bath a week: ombudswoman says Quebec home care has been insufficient for years
Quebec's ombudswoman says there are some home care providers in the province that only offer one bath per week for seniors who do not have skin conditions. Marie Rinfret released her annual report tod...
Sep 30, 2021

Boy shot, wounded at Tennessee school; juvenile detained
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Thursday at a school in Memphis, Tennessee, and police detained a second boy believed to be the shooter. The K-8 school was placed o...
Sep 30, 2021

Ethiopia expels UN officials amid Tigray blockade pressure
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia said Thursday it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accused of "meddling" in the country's internal affairs, as pressure grows on the Ethiopian govern...
Sep 30, 2021

Tomori back in England squad after strong displays for Milan
LONDON (AP) - Canadian-born Fikayo Tomori earned a recall to England's squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary, with coach Gareth Southgate saying on Thursday the centre ba...
Sep 30, 2021

Speedy Jets forward Ehlers says he worked on explosiveness over summer
WINNIPEG - Now you see Nikolaj Ehlers, now you don't. Winnipeg Jets fans might miss the speedy winger's flight path if they blink this season. Ehlers worked on boosting his takeoff during the summer. ...
Sep 30, 2021

MLA Nadine Wilson resigns from Sask Party
A member of the Saskatchewan Party has announced she has resigned from the party caucus.In a release Thursday morning, the governing party said that Premier Scott Moe has accepted the resignation of M...
Sep 30, 2021