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Non-citizens of Ukraine don't qualify for temporary refuge from war in Canada
OTTAWA - Masouma Tajik fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan in August, leaving her life and family behind at only 22 years old, carrying just one backpack. Last week, she left the new life she had built f...
Mar 07, 2022
NDP to focus on health care and keeping things affordable for Sask. residents during sitting
Ryan Meili is heading into one final sitting as the leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.Meili announced Feb. 18 that he would be stepping down as leader of the party, just days after the NDP lost the Athab...
Mar 07, 2022
Tech talk: Sask. opens new pathway for immigrant program
Saskatchewan is looking for more tech talent.The provincial government announced Monday the creation of a new Tech Talent Pathway for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), which the gover...
Mar 07, 2022
Bail denied in Muskoday manslaughter case
A man charged after a shooting incident early Christmas morning on the Muskoday First Nation, will remain in custody.David Duong, who is s facing a charge of manslaughter for the death of Sydney Bear,...
Mar 07, 2022
One more win and one more game for Broncos as season draws to a close
With six players resting up this week, the Humboldt Broncos took a trip down the road to take on league rivals Notre Dame Hounds on Sunday afternoon.The two-point win means a total 88 points currently...
Mar 07, 2022
Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes calling for resignations amid toxic culture
CALGARY - Citing systemic issues within the national sport organization, some of Canada's top bobsled and skeleton athletes are calling for the resignation of the program's top staff members. A letter...
Mar 07, 2022
Muslim groups ask feds ti intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugees in Vancouver
OTTAWA - Dozens of Muslim Canadian organizations are urging the prime minister, public safety minister, and president of the Canada Border Services Agency to intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugee cl...
Mar 07, 2022
‘Line between life and death’: Cousins used trapping skills, body spray to survive
Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body. He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He pr...
Mar 07, 2022
Another Canadian-record performance by distance star Moh Ahmed
COSTA MESA, Calif. - Moh Ahmed has rewritten his own Canadian record in the 10,000 metres once again. The 31-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., ran 26 minutes 34.14 seconds to finish second at the So...
Mar 07, 2022
Ottawa interim police chief vows 'systemic change' in wake of convoy protest
Ottawa's interim police chief Steve Bell has promised to rebuild the community's trust in the municipal force after a protest that filled the capital's streets with honking, diesel fumes and roadblock...
Mar 07, 2022