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Local RMs call on government to speed up internet service at rural schools
Concerns related to slow internet speed in rural areas and the impact on schools, were front and centre during this week's Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention (SARM).One of the...
Mar 16, 2023
Deer shot and killed by arrow in Manitou Beach
Editorial note: This story contains a photo that may be disturbing to some readers.Conservations officers are asking the public for help after a deer was killed in the Resort Village of Manitou Beach....
Mar 16, 2023
Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The 15th-seeded T...
Mar 16, 2023
Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison
VANCOUVER - A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. The...
Mar 16, 2023
Saskatchewan police respond to Edmonton officer deaths
Local police and those from further afield are responding to the deaths of two fellow officers in Edmonton Thursday morning. Prince Albert Police Chief Jonathan Bergen said the loss of others in unifo...
Mar 16, 2023
Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level
Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue. Zhou sa...
Mar 16, 2023
Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says
OTTAWA - A union representing public service lawyers says the government has found there was discrimination and systemic racism in an institution specifically designed to root it out. The Association ...
Mar 16, 2023
Quebec government to spend millions to move residents affected by smelter pollution
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The Quebec government will provide $88.3 million to support the city of Rouyn-Noranda in the creation of a new neighbourhood and the relocation of nearly 200 families living in a...
Mar 16, 2023
No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest during an easy ...
Mar 16, 2023
Pegues' 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over Virginia
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-ro...
Mar 16, 2023
