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'Everyone has exhaled': Candice Bergen brings steady hand to Conservative caucus
OTTAWA - The new interim leader of Canada's Conservatives hails from a small Mennonite community and is no stranger to leadership. Candice Bergen was picked Wednesday evening to take over from Erin O'...
Feb 03, 2022
Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man fatally shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation did not live in the apartment that the SWAT team raided, according to a civil rights ...
Feb 03, 2022
GoFund Me called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white s...
Feb 03, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps sign top striker Brian White to four-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps locked up a potent piece of their offence, signing American striker Brian White to a four-year extension. The deal, announced Thursday, will keep White in Vancouver...
Feb 03, 2022
Canadian men take a breath before looking to seal a World Cup berth in Qatar
Four years into his tenure as coach of the men's soccer team, John Herdman is now one win away from taking Canada to the World Cup - ending a 36-year absence from the world showcase. A Canadian tie in...
Feb 03, 2022
Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA - The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Ag...
Feb 03, 2022
From heroes to targets: At an Ontario hospital, anti-vax protests weigh on staff
Nicole Corry says she didn't become a personal support worker to be called a hero. But she never anticipated that she would be villainized as she puts her health and family's welfare on the line to ca...
Feb 03, 2022
Saskatchewan exceeds a thousand COVID-19 related deaths as 837 new cases reported
With four new deaths reported today, the total of Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died is now at 1,001.Another 837 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today in Saskatchewan with 79 located ...
Feb 03, 2022
Wintertainment in North Battleford
Wintertainment is just right around the corner, so be sure to visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/parks_recreation/wintertainment.html and register for some great activities.Plus, did you see the kick-off d...
Feb 03, 2022
U of R team gets NFL funding to study cannabinoids’ effect on concussions, pain management
The University of Regina's Dr. Patrick Neary has assembled a team that's ready for the NFL."I consider myself just an old jockstrap, bouncing a basketball and shooting a puck," Neary said with a chuck...
Feb 03, 2022
