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Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January.The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compar...
Feb 09, 2024
From Raiders to Riders: DB Nick Nelson signs with Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of a former NFLer on Friday.The CFL team said it had inked defensive back Nick Nelson to a contract.A 27-year-old product of Florence, S.C., Nelson w...
Feb 09, 2024
Harris slams 'politically motivated' report as Biden to name task force to protect classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the...
Feb 09, 2024
Judge rejects bid to bar father of B.C. murder victim from Ibrahim Ali proceedings
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to exclude the father of a murdered 13-year-old girl fromlistening in remotely to post-trial proceedings. The girl was fo...
Feb 09, 2024
Ontario sports bettors can wager on Swift prop bets for Super Bowl
She won't be in uniform or on the field, but pop superstar Taylor Swift will certainly be a part of Ontario sports betting's Super Bowl landscape. Swift is expected to be in Las Vegas on Sunday when K...
Feb 09, 2024
Canadians won't be fooled by Putin propaganda on Ukraine, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes Canadians are too smart to fall for Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine. Trudeau made the remark after he was asked about Russian Presid...
Feb 09, 2024
Poilievre proposes mandatory prison terms for extortion-related crimes
SURREY, B.C. - Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people convicted of extortion. The opposition leader says extortion-related crime h...
Feb 09, 2024
No timeline for Grenier's return to skiing after crash in World Cup race
Canadian alpine skier Valerie Grenier says she is determined to return to the slopes, but doesn't know when that will happen. Speaking to reporters via Zoom on Friday for the first time since her horr...
Feb 09, 2024
Non-resident rec fee fuels outcry from rural residents & nearby towns around Prince Albert
The news that non-residents of Prince Albert are being asked to pay more to use recreational centres in the city is not sitting well with many rural residents.As part of the 2024 City Budget, which pa...
Feb 09, 2024
Flames place goaltender Vladar on IR, recall Wolf from AHL
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have placed goaltender Dan Vladar on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. In a corresponding move, the team recalled netminder Dustin Wolf from the American Hockey Le...
Feb 09, 2024
