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'We were 100 per cent sure.' Mounties mistakenly thought N.S. gunman had shot himself
HALIFAX - It is one of the most perplexing aspects about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives: after killing 13 people in Portapique, N.S., late on April 18, 2020, the killer decided...
Mar 08, 2022
Winnipeg zoo giving COVID-19 vaccine to 55 animals including tigers and snow leopards
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg zoo is giving a COVID-19 vaccine to some of its animals that are considered to be at greater risk of contracting the virus. The Assiniboine Park Zoo says it has begun using a v...
Mar 08, 2022
Experts question Tory MP's bill to protect political beliefs in Human Rights Act
OTTAWA - Legal experts are questioning the necessity of a Conservative MP's bill to add political beliefs and activity to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights ...
Mar 08, 2022
Who's in, who's out and who else may enter the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept.10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running h...
Mar 08, 2022
Canadian military trainers deal with mixed emotions as Ukrainians defend from Russia
OTTAWA - Lt.-Col. Sarah Heer says it is absolutely "excruciating" watching from afar as friends and comrades that she helped train in the Ukrainian military a year ago are now forced to fight for thei...
Mar 08, 2022
Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high oil prices
The amount of unpaid taxes energy companies owe to small-town Alberta is growing despite high oil prices, the province's rural municipalities said Tuesday. Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its mem...
Mar 08, 2022
P.A. Police Service searching for missing 14-year-old
UPDATE: As of 8:37 Wednesday morning, Prince Albert police confirmed that Thomas Turner has been found safe.---The Prince Albert Police Service are turning to the public for help finding missing 14-ye...
Mar 08, 2022
Oil expert believes Saskatchewan and Alberta can help combat high gas prices
Saskatchewan could play a big part in helping gas prices get back to a more manageable cost.That's according to Tim Pickering, CIO and founder of Auspice Capital, who noted the province, along with Al...
Mar 08, 2022
Four arrests made after drugs and weapons found at Witchekan Lake
Four men have been arrested after Spiritwood RCMP officers located two suspicious vehicles outside a residence on Witchekan Lake First Nation on March 6. A search warrant was executed at the residence...
Mar 08, 2022
Gas tax cut not being ‘actively considered’ for Saskatchewan
While Alberta looks to knock off a few bucks at the gas pump for its residents, it doesn't look like Saskatchewan will be following suit.On Monday, the Alberta government announced it would pause coll...
Mar 08, 2022
