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Populist leader claims right-wing victory in Sweden election
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Sweden's center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a nationalist anti-immigration party declared ...
Sep 14, 2022
What to expect from Ottawa's memorial service and parade to honour the late queen
OTTAWA - The bells at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa will toll on Monday as the nation bids farewell to the late Queen Elizabeth. Memorial events in the capital will recognize the queen's long life...
Sep 14, 2022
Riders Treading In Deep Water
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."I had finished work just before the Banjo Bowl st...
Sep 14, 2022
'Prepared to wait all night': Long lines as Queen Elizabeth lies in state
LONDON - People joined a lineup that stretched for kilometres along the south bank of the River Thames today to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth as she began lying in state. Equipped with sleepin...
Sep 14, 2022
Mom of Humboldt Bronco finds ‘instant connection’ at James Smith
Celeste Leray-Leicht lost her son Jacob in the Humboldt Broncos crash in 2018, so she wanted to show some of the support that the team felt when she heard about the deaths in James Smith Cree Nation.S...
Sep 14, 2022
Ottawa has lost control of $150M program reimbursing veterans' cannabis: audit
OTTAWA - An internal audit by Veterans Affairs Canada suggests Ottawa has all but lost control as it shells out hundreds of millions of dollars each year for veterans' medical marijuana. Quietly publi...
Sep 14, 2022
Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was "on board" with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback...
Sep 14, 2022
RCMP apprehension unit wasn't searching for Sask. suspect before stabbing rampage
OTTAWA - RCMP say a special unit dedicated to apprehending fugitives was not actively searching for a Saskatchewan man they say is responsible for a stabbing rampage that left 11 people dead and 18 ot...
Sep 14, 2022
Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was "on board" with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback...
Sep 14, 2022
Ottawa Senators sign forward Tyler Motte to one-year, $1.35-million contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senatorshave signed forward Tyler Motte to a one-year, US$1.35-million contract. The 27-year-old registered 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) over 49 games with Vancouver last...
Sep 14, 2022
