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Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Tuesday for a performance of Mozart's Eine...
Mar 29, 2022
Sport Minister: Mechanism for reporting harassment, abuse in place by late spring
Pascale St-Onge says plans are in place for an independent mechanism for the reporting of maltreatment in sport, and it will be operational by late spring. Canada's Sport Minister released a statement...
Mar 29, 2022
Connecting fleeing Ukrainians with Canadian community support could prove difficult
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress says it's concerned about the plan to support those fleeing to Canada from Ukraine because there is no plan to effectively track them once they arrive. The fed...
Mar 29, 2022
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard appears virtually before judge in Montreal on sex charges
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard appeared virtually before a Quebec court judge from a Toronto jail today to be charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement. Nygard, in an orange...
Mar 29, 2022
New $40 base tax fairer, says council
Using a base tax of $40 that every property must pay rather than relying entirely on a percentage is fairer, said Mayor Greg Dionne. Council has now passed first and second readings of multiple bylaws...
Mar 29, 2022
Moochacheech Memorial Fish Derby
The 14th Annual Moochacheech Memorial Jackfish Derby will be Sunday, March 27 at Bigstone Lake, sponsored by La Ronge Council and JRMCC Sports and Recreation Department.Please see poster for details.
Mar 29, 2022
Prince Albert bowler named to All-Star team at nationals
Prince Albert's Michael Pelechaty made the most of his final tournament as a youth bowler.In addition to helping Team Saskatchewan finish second at the Youth Challenge Five Pin Bowling Championships, ...
Mar 29, 2022
Mounties charge Oblate priest, Inuit delegates ask Pope to intervene
Mounties have laid a new charge against a Roman Catholic priest who has previously avoided trial for multiple allegations of sexual abuse linked to his time in Nunavut. RCMP said a Canada-wide arrest ...
Mar 29, 2022
Canadian men's soccer team will be armed when it goes to Qatar for the World Cup
TORONTO - The Canadian men's soccer team is going to the World Cup and it will be armed this November in Qatar. John Herdman's team travels with a sword these days. "The sword's something that symboli...
Mar 29, 2022
Thousands to commemorate Warne, cricket's 'box office' star
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Shane Warne mixed with Mick Jagger and Elton John, bowled to Ed Sheeran in the practice nets at the spiritual home of cricket, and for a while was engaged to be married to L...
Mar 29, 2022
