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Whitecaps sign Scottish star midfielder Ryan Gauld to contract extension through 2027
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have rewarded Scottish star Ryan Gauld with a contract extension through 2027. The 28-year-old attacking midfielder was going into the final year of his existing co...
Jan 25, 2024
Military 'will be there' for Canadians in emergencies despite resource strain: Blair
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says the military's greatest responsibility is protecting Canadians, and his government intends to keep calling on them for help in domestic emergencies. Blair say...
Jan 25, 2024
Contraband, unauthorized items seized in Sask. Penitentiary’s maximum-security unit
Once again, a massive amount of drugs and unauthorized items were seized at Saskatchewan Penitentiary.The seizure took place on Friday and saw officers confiscate methamphetamine, THC, and SIM cards, ...
Jan 25, 2024
Province to officially raise age limit on tobacco purchases on Feb. 1
The province has set a date for when changes to the age requirements for tobacco and vape purchases will come into effect.As of Feb. 1, the province will raise the minimum age for these purchases from...
Jan 25, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix faces sex assault allegations
QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is facing allegations of sexual assault as part of a class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec City. Cardinal Grald Lacroix...
Jan 25, 2024
France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law
PARIS (AP) - France's Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his gove...
Jan 25, 2024
Opening the Door to Difficult Conversations Webinar
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute has been working hard on updating our youth engagement toolkit which is now called Opening the Door to Difficult Conversations. Please join us in our webinar on F...
Jan 25, 2024
Judge to deliver verdict in murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover
A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his verdict today for a Mountie on trial for murder in the shooting death of his lover. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder i...
Jan 25, 2024
Zverev's Australian Open semifinal run draws attention on and off the courts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Alexander Zverev's run to a second Australian Open semifinal has drawn attention to his business in other courts. As the season's first major was starting, news emerged tha...
Jan 25, 2024
Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday. The group was released late Wednesday, and...
Jan 25, 2024
