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Hateful rhetoric driven by extremism becoming 'normalized,' CSIS director warns
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream. Speaking at the Univer...
May 04, 2022
More registrations needed for this year's SSFA 55+ Games
For the first time in 32 years, Prince Albert will be hosting the SSFA 55+ Games this summer.The competitions run from June 14-16 with 13 different events on the schedules. Those events include five-b...
May 04, 2022
Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk wants to be a playoff difference-maker
CALGARY - In a low-scoring playoff opener, Matthew Tkachuk made a difference in ways a multi-faceted player can. Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm both generated a team-leading 42 goals in the regular season...
May 04, 2022
Parks Canada returns Chief Poundmaker's staff to family at Saskatchewan ceremony
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - An artifact believed to have belonged to a Plains Cree leader who played an important role in treaty talks has been returned to his descendants. Parks Canada has transferred a staf...
May 04, 2022
Pattison Media nominated for RTDNA awards
Members of the Pattison Media Group in Saskatchewan have been nominated for some prestigious broadcast journalism awards.The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada has named paNOW an...
May 04, 2022
Mass shooting inquiry: Lawyer calls for witnesses to sort out discrepancies over guns
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was asked today to sort out conflicting evidence about how the RCMP responded to a woman who says she alerted police years ago...
May 04, 2022
Blinken tests positive for COVID; has mild symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner and related events ...
May 04, 2022
Part-owner Ryan keeping Queen's Plate as an option for Canadian-bred Messier
The American Triple Crown remains first and foremost on Canadian-bred Messier's radar but part-owner Tom Ryan isn't closing the door on the horse returning north to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate...
May 04, 2022
British Virgin Islands premier granted bond in US drug case
The premier of the British Virgin Islands could be released on a $500,000 bond as he awaits trial on charges tied to a U.S. government narcotics sting, a federal judge in Miami said Wednesday. In a su...
May 04, 2022
Messier, the heralded racehorse, has many of the traits of his famous namesake
He's named after one of pro hockey's biggest stars but Tom Ryan says Messier, the heralded thoroughbred, shares more than just the same moniker as the six-time Stanley Cup champion. Ryan, the managing...
May 04, 2022
