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Search for anti-nuke Greta unfolds amid calls for Canada to push NATO on bombs
OTTAWA - Ask Hugo Slim about teenaged climate change activist Greta Thunberg, and one thought comes to mind: if only there were a young person like her who was that worried about nuclear weapons. Slim...
Dec 02, 2019
Canadian basketball veteran English relives life full of tragedies for his book
TORONTO - Carl English has lived a life full of heartbreaking setbacks. From losing his parents in a house fire as a young boy to the death of his uncle to going unchosen in the NBA draft, t...
Dec 02, 2019
Lions announce former Redblacks coach Rick Campbell as new head coach
VANCOUVER - The B.C Lions have named Rick Campbell as their new head coach. Campbell spent the last six seasons as coach of the Ottawa Redblacks, overseeing the club's transition from a 2-16 expansion...
Dec 02, 2019
Hunter says he will plead guilty to corruption charges
SAN DIEGO - U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter plans to plead guilty on Tuesday to the misuse of campaign funds and has indicated he will leave Congress. The California Republican is facing federal corruption ch...
Dec 02, 2019
Locals honoured by Métis Nation
The Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) Western Region Two took time to recognize some members Friday.Over 300 people came out to Plaza 88 for the second annual Mtis Inspirational Gala. Sherry McLennan,...
Dec 02, 2019 The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) Western Region Two put on the awards banquet Friday at Plaza 88. (submitted photo/Sherry McLennan)
Fundraiser sees local men bid goodbye to beards
December is likely to feel extra chilly for two Prince Albert men.They are both clean-shaven for the first time in nearly five years. Original Joe's assistant manager, Diarmuid Quill, and Saskatchewan...
Dec 02, 2019 Travis Pilon (left) and Diarmuid Quill (right) had their beards shaved by Darryl Frenette (centre) on Saturday night to raise money for prostate cancer research. (Submitted/Mark Peterson Media)
Washington’s Chris Petersen resigns, Jimmy Lake to take over
SEATTLE - Washington coach Chris Petersen has unexpectedly stepped down after six seasons at the school, with defensive co-ordinator Jimmy Lake promoted to over the program. Petersen's decision was sh...
Dec 02, 2019
House fire in Pelican Narrows claiming two lives not suspicious: RCMP
Two men died as the result of a house fire Nov. 30 in Pelican Narrows.That's according to an RCMP media release, which stated officers from the local detachment responded to a house fire on Morin Road...
Dec 02, 2019 Eight people were in the home at the time of the fire. (Priscilla Merasty/Facebook)
Forward MacKinnon, Goaltenders Rittich and Jones named NHL three stars
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL's three stars of the week. MacKinnon topped the N...
Dec 02, 2019
Student in custody after shooting at Milwaukee-area school
MILWAUKEE - A student is in custody after exchanging gunfire with a school resource officer Monday morning at a suburban Milwaukee high school, the school district said. Police in Waukesha tweeted abo...
Dec 02, 2019
