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Mustangs commit local product for 21/22 season
The Melfort Mustangs have committed a local boy for the 2021/2022 season.Zac Somers, a 2004-born forward, has committed to his hometown Mustangs.Somers spent the beginning of the 2020/2021 season with...
Apr 27, 2021
'Torso Killer' pleads guilty in 1974 cold-case murders
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey serial killer known as the "Torso Killer" admitted he kidnapped and raped two teenage girls and murdered them in a hotel room a few days later, closing the mystery of the c...
Apr 27, 2021
Roughriders add former NFL receiver to roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday the signing of former NFL receiver Tevin Jones.The 28-year-old product of Amory, Miss., spent five seasons in the NFL, making stops with the Houston Texa...
Apr 27, 2021
PM defends aide, didn't know Vance allegations were 'Me Too complaint'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his top aide, saying nobody in his office knew an allegation against Canada's top military officer three years ago was a "Me Too complaint." The pri...
Apr 27, 2021
Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's still counting on the United States to share some of its COVID-19 vaccine surplus with Canada.Trudeau says the federal government is in close conta...
Apr 27, 2021
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play in NHL, dead at 61
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play eight seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 61. Czech league team Orli Znojmo, where Frycer had been head coach since 2018, said on its website...
Apr 27, 2021
First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta for better consultation on mines
EDMONTON - Five First Nations and three coal companies have written the Alberta government to ask for better Indigenous consultation on proposed mines in the Rocky Mountains. The United Conservative g...
Apr 27, 2021
Alberta man accused of entering U.S. in kayak, running from border officer
MISSOULA, Mont. - An Alberta man is awaiting a next court date in Montana after he was detained by American authorities for allegedly crossing the border in a kayak. The U.S. Department of Justice say...
Apr 27, 2021
O'Toole muses to virtual crowd about mandatory voting, looking to Australia
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole recently told a virtual crowd he is looking closely at how Australia makes voting mandatory - and whether Canada should follow its lead. The remarks came when...
Apr 27, 2021
Military, civilian health workers heading to hot zones in Ontario, Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - Dozens of health professionals from both the military and federal public service are being deployed to some provinces as the relentless third wave of COVID-19 in Canada continues. Prime Minis...
Apr 27, 2021