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33 trapped miners safe after rescue, 6 more on long trek out of mine near Sudbury
Thirty-three of 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario since Sunday have returned safely to the surface, the workers' union said Tuesday as a rescue operation continued. United Ste...
Sep 28, 2021
Texas inmate executed for fatally stabbing 2 brothers
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was execute...
Sep 28, 2021
Alberta's Kenney rejects new health rules as COVID-19 cripples hospitals
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called "firebreak" lock...
Sep 28, 2021
Marshall man facing child pornography charges released on bail
A man facing charges that include sexual assault and distribution of child pornography was granted bail at a hearing in Lloydminster provincial court Monday.Joseph Sproull, 40, of Marshall, is charged...
Sep 28, 2021
Elders Council being created in P.A.
An Elders Council is being formed in Prince Albert. Conrad Burns, a local Indigenous resident and teacher on the 'Way to Work' project with the non-profit SHARE, came up with the idea a few years ago ...
Sep 28, 2021
Military officer should have grieved removal as head of vaccine campaign: Government
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer says if Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was unhappy with his removal as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign, he should have filed a grievance with the military rather th...
Sep 28, 2021
Close contacts in Sask. schools need to self-isolate, NDP says
The NDP's education critic says there's still time for the government to correct its approach to COVID-19 in schools and order close contacts to self-isolate.Currently, when there are positive cases o...
Sep 28, 2021
Women's hoops coach Thomaidis, Canada Basketball agree to part ways
TORONTO - Lisa Thomaidis will not return as head coach of Canada's national women's basketball team, ending a run of nearly a decade at the helm of the program. Canada Basketball said in a release Tue...
Sep 28, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats move receiver Bralon Addison from injured list to active roster
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats added receiver Bralon Addison to the active roster Monday. Addison, 27, has missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury. He was a CFL all-star in 2019 w...
Sep 28, 2021
Poll suggests most Canadians pessimistic about fighting climate change
Most Canadians aren't optimistic about humanity's chances of fighting climate change, a new survey suggests. But that attitude has to change before it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, said Megan Le...
Sep 28, 2021
