Author Archives:
PWHPA tournament to be hosted by Pittsburgh Penguins
PITTSBURGH - The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins will co-host a women's tournament Nov. 25-27 at the Penguins' practice facility. The tournament is t...
Oct 05, 2022
Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident
VANCOUVER - An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a "predaceous" att...
Oct 05, 2022
Conservative MP's bill on conscience rights fails, but gets Poilievre's support
OTTAWA - Nearly all Conservative members of Parliament voted for a bill they say would protect the conscience rights of health professionals when it comes to medical assistance in dying. The private m...
Oct 05, 2022
Tim Hortons pulls sponsorship, Hockey Quebec withholds funds from Hockey Canada
Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott. Hockey Quebec c...
Oct 05, 2022
Georgia's Warnock outraises Walker as giving to Kemp jumps
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is maintaining his cash lead in Georgia over Republican challenger Herschel Walker, while incumbent GOP Gov. Brian Kemp's fundraising sharply accele...
Oct 05, 2022
Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court
OTTAWA - Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact "contracts out" Canada's international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States,...
Oct 05, 2022
James Smith Cree Nation has newest millionaire after lottery ticket sold in Melfort
James Smith Cree Nation has a new millionaire in its community. Rollins Head won a Maxmillions prize from the Sept. 23 Lotto Max draw after purchasing his ticket that afternoon from the Prairie North ...
Oct 05, 2022
Calgary Stampeders extend receiver Malik Henry's contract for three seasons
CALGARY - The Stampeders have signed receiver Malik Henry to a three-year contract extension that keeps him in Calgary to the end of the 2025 season. The 25-year-old from Tifton, Ga., has amassed 1,02...
Oct 05, 2022
Missing Ahtahkakoop man found in Hines Lake
RCMP have confirmed the discovery of the body of a missing man in Ahtahkakoop. The 56-year-old man was found on October 2 just before 2 p.m. in Hines Lake. He had been reported missing the day before....
Oct 05, 2022
Man who hit two cop cars while evading police receives 12-month sentence
A man responsible for ramming two police vehicles, while trying to escape arrest, has received 12 months of jail time. Colton Lafond, 33, appeared by video Wednesday at Prince Albert Provincial Court ...
Oct 05, 2022
