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Man with alleged ties to Russian organized crime arrested in Saskatoon
A man whom Saskatoon police called "a known affiliate of a Russian organized crime group" is facing fraud- and identity-related charges in the city - and more charges from other locales may follow.Acc...
May 24, 2023
Officials give overview of re-entry plan for Hay River, N.W.T., as wildfire burns
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Officials from the town of Hay River revealed their plan to eventually reopen the Northwest Territories community Tuesday night as a wildfire continues to burn on the nearby K'atl'...
May 24, 2023
AI guru Yoshua Bengio says regulation too slow, warns of 'existential' threats
MONTREAL - Artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio says regulation in Canada is on the right path, but advancing along it far too slowly. Speaking to reporters in Montreal, the Universit de Mont...
May 24, 2023
Province rescinds fire ban
Due to cooler weather and recent rainfall, the province has opted to lift its fire ban. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issued the ban on May 16. It applied to all Crown lands, provincial parks ...
May 24, 2023
1995 referendum: Parti Québécois wants 'No' campaign investigation documents released
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois is calling for the release of all documents related to an investigation into illegal spending by the "No" campaign ahead of the 1995 Quebec sovereignty referendum. The inv...
May 24, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Canada, Saudi Arabia restore full diplomatic ties after five-year spat
OTTAWA - Canada and Saudi Arabia are normalizing diplomatic relations and appointing ambassadors five years after the Liberal government's public comments on women's rights led Riyadh to expel the Can...
May 24, 2023
B.C. company expands antibody research, production facilities for second time
VANCOUVER - The Canadian company that helped develop the first antibody therapy treatment for COVID-19 is more than doubling the size of its planned expansion in Vancouver. AbCellera Biologics is anno...
May 24, 2023
Sask. RCMP acknowledge the past 150 years and look to the future
When Canada's founding leaders first conceived of a federal police service, history tells us it was merely an emergency measure- a contingency plan to enforce Canadian laws throughout what was then kn...
May 24, 2023
Trudeau leaves door open for Independent MP Han Dong to come back to Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open should Independent MP Han Dong decide he wants to rejoin the Liberals. The Toronto MP resigned from the government caucus earlier this y...
May 24, 2023
Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait
KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT - The Nunavut government is ending a weeklong state of emergency in Kinngait as water services resume in the hamlet. The territory declared the state of emergency last Wednesday sayi...
May 24, 2023
