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Sask. privacy commissioner looking into LifeLabs breach
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan is launching an investigation into the cyberattack on LifeLabs.In a media release Thursday, Ronald J. Kruzeniski said the health-care informati...
Dec 19, 2019

Ottawa's consultation with Indigenous groups on pipeline was meaningful: Lawyer
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate...
Dec 19, 2019

Canadian government to invest $2.5M in First Nations youth wellness programs
On Thursday, the Canadian government announced funding to address the suicide crises that many Saskatchewan First Nations communities are currently facing.Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc...
Dec 19, 2019 Ochapowace Chief, Margaret Bear, takes a moment before her emotional address of the suicide crisis her community has been facing, during a press conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations building in Saskatoon on Thursday, December 19, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)

‘It really means a lot:’ George Reed thankful for GoFundMe support
George Reed is used to having fans thank him for all he did on the field during his 13-year career with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.Now he's getting a chance to thank them.The 80-year-old has h...
Dec 19, 2019 (File photo/CJME News)

Among public, a great divide at moment of Trump impeachment
We interrupt the holiday spirit to bring you the impeachment of a president. In festive haunts, buzzing stores and rush-hour frenzy, Americans absorbed the moment Donald Trump became only the third pr...
Dec 19, 2019

Quebecor wins battle with Bell over disagreement about TVA Sports
MONTREAL - Quebecor Inc. has finally won its battle against Bell Canada over the broadcasting of its TVA Sports channel. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ruled in favour...
Dec 19, 2019

After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump
WASHINGTON - One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canad...
Dec 19, 2019

Crown says former SNC-Lavalin exec Bebawi should be sentenced to 9 years
MONTREAL - The Crown is recommending a prison sentence of nine years for Sami Bebawi, the former SNC-Lavalin executive found guilty of fraud and corruption. Defence lawyers said in a court hearing tod...
Dec 19, 2019

'Meet the Press' to shine light on political disinformation
NEW YORK - A special "Meet the Press" episode on disinformation in politics was in the works even before host Chuck Todd's interviews with two Republican senators made its pertinence clear. The deep d...
Dec 19, 2019

US man jailed in Russia on spying charges loses job
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - A Michigan man who has been imprisoned in Russia on spying charges for nearly a year has lost his job with an automotive parts supplier in a corporate restructuring, a move his b...
Dec 19, 2019