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Star Diamond Corp anticipates ‘decades of mining’ at Fort à la Corne diamond district
Analysis by Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) confirms kimberlite located east of Prince Albert in the Fort la Corne forest has the ability to produce type IIa diamonds, which are among the rarest a...
Jun 13, 2024
Undercover Mountie questioned on whether she misinterpreted Coutts border protest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An undercover Mountie who infiltrated the Coutts border blockade faced questions in court Thursday on her police work and on whether she misinterpreted what was really going on. Th...
Jun 13, 2024
Rangers re-sign winger Kaapo Kakko to a $2.4 million contract for next season
The New York Rangers on Thursday re-signed Kaapo Kakko to a one-year contract worth $2.4 million, a move that provides cost certainty on one of the top trade candidates around the NHL. Knowing what Ka...
Jun 13, 2024
NDP's Jagmeet Singh says report shows 'a number of MPs' have helped foreign states
OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says a recent spy watchdog report shows a number of MPs have knowingly provided help to foreign governments. Singh says he is "more alarmed today" after reading an un...
Jun 13, 2024
President Biden says he won't offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence
FASANO, Italy (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction o...
Jun 13, 2024
A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out Donald Trump in speech at Black church
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Fani Willis called out her critics in a defiant speech Thursday at a Black church outside Atlanta, not naming names but appearing to refer to Donald Trump and others who have atta...
Jun 13, 2024
Weather in Florida could disrupt Canadian cricketers' T20 World Cup date with India
Canada hopes Mother Nature doesn't interfere with a high-profile matchup with top-ranked India at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Saturday. But the weather forecast doesn't look good for Lauderhill, Fl...
Jun 13, 2024
Canadian veteran Raonic fires 25 aces in win over Bautista Agut at Libema Open
Canadian veteran Milos Raonic advanced to the men's quarterfinals at the Libema Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday. The 33-year-...
Jun 13, 2024
Closed patios can reopen, but Montreal faces more questions over F1 weekend problems
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says restaurants that were ordered to evict some customers during the Grand Prix weekend will be able to reopen their covered outdoor seating areas, even as mor...
Jun 13, 2024
Closed patios can reopen, but Montreal faces more questions over F1 weekend problems
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says restaurants that were ordered to evict some customers during the Grand Prix weekend will be able to reopen their covered outdoor seating areas, even as mor...
Jun 13, 2024
