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Inaugural theatre class performs final play at Seven Persons school
Avery Emerson got involved in the Fine Arts Academy at Seven Persons School in Grade 3 when it first launched.Now, she's about to perform her final play in her last year of the program. "I'm really ex...
Jun 06, 2024
Medicine Hat Tigers sign 15-year old defenseman Nieckar
The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed 15-year old defenseman Zach Nieckar of Sherwood Park, Alta., to a Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement.Nieckar was drafted by the Tigers in t...
Jun 06, 2024
Quebec adopts law to fine people who intimidate, harass politicians
QUBEC - Quebec's legislature has adopted a law that includes fines up to $1,500 for anyone who intimidates or harasses a politician. The Coalition Avenir Qubec government has said the law is necessary...
Jun 06, 2024
Montreal police recover body of man whose car plunged into river on Sunday
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a river early Sunday morning. Officers with the force's nautical unit located the remains of the ...
Jun 06, 2024
New centre in the works to track Indigenous data on businesses, land and resources
OTTAWA - A new institute is in the works that would track Indigenous economic prosperity in Canada by collecting data on population, businesses, land and resources. The First Nations University of Can...
Jun 06, 2024
Review finds RCMP confusion, communication problems at Saskatchewan mass killing
A report into how Mounties responded to a mass killing and manhunt in Saskatchewan has found some communication problems but nothing that significantly impacted the outcome.Police captured Myles Sande...
Jun 06, 2024
New fee for streaming companies serves Canadian interests at Americans' expense: U.S.
OTTAWA - The United States says American streaming companies are being unfairly targeted by a new Canadian fee that "disproportionately" serves interests north of the border. The federal broadcasting ...
Jun 06, 2024
Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience
At 39, Junaid Siddiqui waited a long time to make it to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. And he's savouring every minute of the experience. "The dream was always World Cup," Siddiqui said. "I'm happy, pri...
Jun 06, 2024
Widow of Beau Biden takes the stand in Hunter Biden's gun trial, talks about tossing the weapon
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The widow of Hunter Biden's brother, Beau, testified Thursday in his federal gun trial that she found his crack at her Wilmington, Delaware, house, saw him use the illicit drug...
Jun 06, 2024
Iga Swiatek eliminates Coco Gauff to reach the French Open final
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek eliminated Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open semifinals Thursday and stretched her winning streak at Roland Garros to 20 matches. The top-ranked Swiatek is trying to earn...
Jun 06, 2024