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La Ronge man gets 15 years for 'stupid, senseless' killing
Editor's Note: This story contains graphic details of violence. The death of Eric Bouchard outside a home in La Ronge in 2022 was stupid and senseless, a provincial courtroom in Prince Albert heard in...
Jan 09, 2024
Redblacks GM Burke in contact with veteran quarterback Masoli as bonus deadline looms
Shawn Burke has a big decision to make. The Ottawa GM confirmed Tuesday veteran quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is due a signing bonus (reportedly $100,000) Monday. Masoli joined the Redblacks before the ...
Jan 09, 2024
Human rights tribunal to be told Canada is still failing First Nations kids
OTTAWA - The First Nations Family and Caring Society will argue before the Human Rights Tribunal Friday that Canada isn't living up to its promise of timely access to health care for Indigenous childr...
Jan 09, 2024
Tennessee Titans fire coach Mike Vrabel after back-to-back losing seasons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have fired coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons with the franchise having won only six of the past 24 games, including blowing a third straight AFC South ti...
Jan 09, 2024
CP NewsAlert: NASA delays Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut
NASA says it will be delaying the Artemis moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, initially scheduled for November of this year. The U.S. space agency provided an update today on ...
Jan 09, 2024
RCMP to begin collecting, analyzing race-based data in pilot project
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it will begin collecting race-based data in select locations this month to better understand interactions between police and people in various communities. The pilot project fol...
Jan 09, 2024
Sweden will send 'reduced battalion' to join Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia
OTTAWA - Sweden's prime minister says his country plans to join a Canadian-led NATO brigade force in Latvia. In a speech Monday to a national security conference, Ulf Kristersson said his government i...
Jan 09, 2024
Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as 'meritless'
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has dismissed the South African genocide case against Israel as "meritless." Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Blinken said the ...
Jan 09, 2024
B.C. launches Canada's first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the pap test for cancer screening in favour of mail-in kits collected by patients. The government says trials have shown that screening for the human papill...
Jan 09, 2024
White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify when they can't perform duties after Austin illness
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House chief of staff on Tuesday ordered Cabinet heads to notify his office if they ever can't perform their duties, as the Biden administration, reeling from learning of De...
Jan 09, 2024
