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FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron seeking re-election for fourth term
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says if he is re-elected he will "continue to uphold, promote, and protect inherited treaty rights."Cameron announced on Friday he...
Sep 20, 2024
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn't get the drugs needed...
Sep 20, 2024
Canadian cricketers defeat Oman for second straight win in World League 2 play
KING CITY, Ont. - Harsh Thaker scored 93 runs and captain Nicholas Kirton added 57 to help Canada defeat Oman by 59 runs Friday in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play. It marked a second straight half...
Sep 20, 2024
Vancouver Canucks goalie Silovs confident, calm heading into new season
PENTICTON, B.C. - Arturs Silovs was the Vancouver Canucks breakout star during last season's playoffs - and not only for his fashion sense. Now, with Vancouver's leading goalie Thatcher Demko sideline...
Sep 20, 2024
Madraga family sells Melody Motors to Mark Ripley
A family legacy that has been a fixture in Melfort for over 60 years will continue under new management. Melody Motors is changing hands. The Madraga family is selling the Ford dealership to a team le...
Sep 20, 2024
NDP promises to apologize to survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse and Timber Bay residential schools
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has committed that an NDP government would apologize and take ownership for the damage caused to First Nations and Mtis people at the le--la-Crosse and Timber Bay re...
Sep 20, 2024
RM hopes to attract development with tax breaks
The RM of Prince Albert is hoping to lure more people into building homes and business by giving out tax breaks. In the first year, new properties would see a 75 per cent abatement, followed by a 50 p...
Sep 20, 2024
Joly says around 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon as violence escalates
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further. J...
Sep 20, 2024
'A Barber's Collection' a love letter to North Battleford
In the mid-1950's, a British psychiatrist took part in a ceremony with members of Red Pheasant Cree Nation; a followup to work being done further south in Saskatchewan that saw the creation of a term ...
Sep 20, 2024
Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Tor...
Sep 20, 2024
