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A list of deadly Canadian fires
Seven children, all members of a Syrian family who arrived in Canada about two years ago, died in an early morning house fire Tuesday in Halifax, the worst fire toll in recent memory in Nova Scotia. S...
Feb 19, 2019
B.C. man says he owns copyright, trademark for People's Party of Canada name
VANCOUVER - Former federal Conservative party cabinet minister Maxime Bernier may have to find a new name for his fledgling People's Party of Canada, if a British Columbia businessman wins two la...
Feb 19, 2019
Local planned power outage in the works
The power will be out for several local residents Wednesday.SaskPower has announced they will be performing regular maintenance, and because of that the power will be out from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. t...
Feb 19, 2019
Melfort Kinsmen and Kinettes fundraising ahead of Telemiracle 43
Melfort Kinsmen and Kinette groups are gearing up for Telemiracle, which takes place at the beginning of March.The groups are aiming to raise funds for the Saskatchewan telethon through a number of ev...
Feb 19, 2019
Alberta missionaries among the Canadians heading home from riot-stricken Haiti
MONTREAL - A Canadian couple who had to leave Haiti due to violent street protests say they're happy to be heading home but that their hearts are with the people they left behind. Wade and Marilyn Fit...
Feb 19, 2019
Fencing body 'interested' in France's embrace of lightsaber
PARIS - The international governing body of fencing is giving a qualified thumbs-up to France's embrace of lightsaber duels. The Associated Press reported this week on the growth of lightsaber dueling...
Feb 19, 2019
Montreal native Justin Senior announces he's signed with Kansas City Chiefs
There's another Canadian offensive lineman with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. Montreal native Justin Senior announced on Twitter that he's signed with the Chiefs as a free agent. He joins Laurent...
Feb 19, 2019
Sharpe could laugh about 'brain-dead moment' after getting first win at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Some surprising results and a couple eyebrow-raising moments made for an interesting opening weekend at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Second-ranked Kerri Einars...
Feb 19, 2019
Manitoba's Tracy Fleury upsets previously unbeaten Rachel Homan of Ontario
SYDNEY, N.S. - Rachel Homan has suffered her first loss at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Ontario skip dropped a 6-5 decision to former provincial rival Tracy Fleury, now representing Man...
Feb 19, 2019
UN envoy says Yemen ports deal is chance for peace talks
The U.N. envoy for Yemen says the beginning of the pullout of forces from three key ports provides an opportunity to move to the major goal of ending the four-year conflict that has created the world'...
Feb 19, 2019