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Three dead after following through ice in Saskatchewan
Humboldt, SK--Two men and a female child are dead after falling though the ice on Stoney Lake in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Humboldt is 113 kilometres east of Saskatoon.RCMP responded to a residence on S...
Nov 06, 2023
Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to gun license
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obta...
Nov 06, 2023
Trudeau confirms appointment of Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the appointment of Mary Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada after nominating her for the post last month. Moreau, who was chief justice of the Court ...
Nov 06, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays exercise two-year conditional club option on reliever Chad Green
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised their two-year conditional club option on right-hander Chad Green for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Green missed the first five months of the season while r...
Nov 06, 2023
Paris looms for Canada's athletes as Pan American Games conclude
SANTIAGO - The athletes who have their literal golden ticket to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris from the Pan American Games plan to make the most of it. Vancouver breaker Philip Kim, also known a...
Nov 06, 2023
First place Tigers beat Oil Kings in Edmonton
MEDICINE HAT - 3 games in 3 nights is never an easy assignment, but the Medicine Hat Tigers captured 5 out of a possible 6 points from their weekend schedule.They put a cap on the weekend with a 5-1 w...
Nov 06, 2023
Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 10,000, according to Health Ministry
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000. The figures released Monday mark a gri...
Nov 06, 2023
Alberta premier promises to protect parents' rights during speech to UCP convention
CALGARY, AB - Premier Danielle Smith, in a speech to her party delegates, promised to fight the feds and build Alberta, but got the loudest applause when she promised to keep parents in control of the...
Nov 06, 2023
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday that the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her impriso...
Nov 06, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in Gaza still waiting to cross into Egypt
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No update on border crossing for Canadians in Gaza Canadians trapped in the Gaz...
Nov 06, 2023