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Dean of College of Medicine visits P.A. to weigh expansion opportunity
With the continual demand for more doctors and other health care practitioners in Saskatchewan, the head of the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan was in Prince Albert to meet peopl...
Mar 11, 2025
Report: Canadian Jevon Holland agrees to three-year deal with New York Giants
Jevon Holland is on the move. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Canadian safety has agreed to a three-year, US$45.3-million contract with the New York Giants. The deal includes $30.3 million guar...
Mar 11, 2025
B.C. RCMP officer didn't apologize to insulted colleague as claimed, lawyer says
A British Columbia Mountie who made derogatory comments about a female colleague's weight testified this week that he apologized to her and they "laughed it off," but an RCMP lawyer said Tuesday that ...
Mar 11, 2025
Ford says Trump dropping plan to double steel, aluminum tariffs
WASHINGTON - Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick committed to dropping U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff on Canadian aluminum and steel back to 25 per cent after Ontario a...
Mar 11, 2025
Wrestling provincials recap
After regional competitions the week before determined the top four wrestlers in each weight class in Carrot River, those wrestlers traveled to Regina over the weekend to compete in provincials to com...
Mar 11, 2025
Toronto's Fast fined, Minnesota's Curl-Salemme suspended by PWHL
The Professional Women's Hockey League has fined Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast US$250, the league announced Tuesday. The PWHL also suspended Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme for one...
Mar 11, 2025
Canadian para biathlete Mark Arendz captures season World Cup crown
TORSBY - Canada's Mark Arendz captured the men's overall World Cup crown in standing para biathlon with a victory in Tuesday's final race of the season. The 35-year-old from Hartsville, P.E.I., beat r...
Mar 11, 2025
Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that's seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismant...
Mar 11, 2025
Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A federal judge halted Louisiana's first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a pre...
Mar 11, 2025
B.C. says U.S. has paused Columbia River Treaty talks as trade tensions grow
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Energy Ministry says the United States has paused negotiations with Canada on the wide-reaching Columbia River Treaty that regulates everything from flood control and pow...
Mar 11, 2025
