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Ottawa to provide $870 million to support B.C. flood, landslide recovery efforts
VANCOUVER - Canada's emergency preparedness minister says Ottawa is providing $870 million to support recovery efforts after destructive flooding in British Columbia last fall. Bill Blair says the mon...
Jul 18, 2022
Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Samuel Montembeault to two-year deal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a two-year, one-way contract with goaltender Samuel Montembeault on Monday. The 25-year-old restricted free agent compiled an 8-18-6 record in 38 games with...
Jul 18, 2022
Historic achievement is nice, but Johnston still in search of first Elite Series win
It wasn't quite enough to secure Cory Johnston his first Elite Series victory, but the Canadian will forever own a piece of circuit history. The Cavan, Ont., angler became the first competitor to weig...
Jul 18, 2022
Prince Albert man receives national forestry scholarship
A man with roots in Prince Albert has been named one of 11 recipients of a special scholarship by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and he is the only one from Saskatchewan.Launched in...
Jul 18, 2022
Harpauer spent $8K on chartered flight to North Battleford: Report
Two days after the Saskatchewan government introduced a budget containing tax hikes, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer took a private plane from Regina to North Battleford to attend a luncheon.The Canad...
Jul 18, 2022
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
We've got a Teaching Treaties in the Classroom coming up next month! Sign up asap, so we know if we have enough people to run the session. All the details here: http://www.otc.ca/.../teaching_treaties...
Jul 18, 2022
Police laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say the person who shot five people at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them, before a shopper shot and killed him was a 20-year-old local man...
Jul 18, 2022
Patrick Brown says he will seek re-election in Brampton mayoral race this fall
Weeks after his bid for the federal Conservative leadership came to an abrupt end over allegations of wrongdoing, Patrick Brown announced Monday he will seek to stay on as mayor of Brampton, Ont., off...
Jul 18, 2022
Trial begins for Jake Virtanen, former Canucks forward charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The trial for a former Canucks forward accused of sexual assault has begun in Vancouver. Jake Virtanen was in B.C. Supreme Court as Justice Catherine Wedge gave instructions to the 12-memb...
Jul 18, 2022
Royals fight hard, fall just short at provincials in Saskatoon
The provincial title was on the line this weekend in Saskatoon for 15U AA tier 1 baseball teams and the Prince Albert Royals were right in the thick of it. Unfortunately, their bid for a championship ...
Jul 18, 2022
