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Wildfire evacuees in northern Saskatchewan head to Regina
REGINA - Molly Herman says all she could do was cry as she and her three young children fled from La Loche, Sask., early Friday morning as a nearby wildfire threatens the northern community. Standing ...
May 05, 2023
Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
ASWAN, Egypt (AP) - Sudan's two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundr...
May 05, 2023
The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society tables proposal to university
BURNABY, B.C. - The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program. School president Joy Johnson announce...
May 05, 2023
Notley promises to hire teachers, education assistants if NDP wins Alberta election
CALGARY - Alberta's NDP is promising to hire thousands of teachers and support workers in the public education system if the party wins the provincial election set for May 29.Leader Rachel Notley says...
May 05, 2023
Senator says RCMP must release evidence of alleged Chinese police stations in Canada
MONTREAL - A Canadian senator is denouncing the stigmatization of two Montreal-area community organizations that have been accused by the RCMP of hosting secret Chinese government police stations. Ind...
May 05, 2023
Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream. Old Bridge Mayor Owen He...
May 05, 2023
Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state's attorney general agreed Glossip's life should be spared. Glossip had be...
May 05, 2023
SAHA trio win league MVP, top defenseman awards
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Gavin McKenna was hard to miss and even harder to stop on the ice this year with the South Alberta Hockey Academy. Coaches in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) took no...
May 05, 2023
Scrutiny of CRA push to collect on overpaid COVID benefits welcome: minister's office
OTTAWA - Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says it welcomes a federal watchdog's decision to monitor the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to collecting on overpayments of COVID-19 benefits...
May 05, 2023
Laval's Arnaud Desjardins to attend Bombers camp via CFL internship program
TORONTO - Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins ended last season celebrating a Vanier Cup championship with the Laval Rouge et Or. He will start the '23 campaign at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' training camp. ...
May 05, 2023