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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zan...
Oct 26, 2023
U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children
SURREY, B.C. - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore., ...
Oct 26, 2023
Three SMA nominations for Nige B
Nigel Bell, who performs under the name Nige B, has earned multiple 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award nominations. Bell has been nominated for Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Contemporary Indigenous Artist...
Oct 26, 2023
Skaters prepare for international competition on Canadian ice
VANCOUVER - Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway. Six...
Oct 26, 2023
AFN chief warns lawyers may 'take advantage' of child-welfare settlement recipients
OTTAWA - The interim national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging those eligible to receive compensation from a landmark class-action settlement to be careful that lawyers do not try to t...
Oct 26, 2023
Beach volleyball duo Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to play for Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - The Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have advanced to the women's gold-medal match at the Pan American Games. Canada's flagbearers at the...
Oct 26, 2023
Federal justice minister orders review of Quebec man's 2002 sex assault conviction
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered the Quebec Court of Appeal to review the conviction of a man found guilty of sexual assault more than two decades ago. Justice Minister Arif Virani sa...
Oct 26, 2023
Police charge Pelican Narrows man with numerous firearm, drug trafficking offences
Members of the Pelican Narrows RCMP and the La Ronge Crime Reduction Team have arrested one man and charged him with weapons and drug possession.The arrest was made on Monday after members made patrol...
Oct 26, 2023
Mann-Northway Northern Bears gaining confidence after first win
The Mann-Northway Northern Bears girl's hockey team have found their way into the win column.The Northern Bears picked up their first win of the season Wednesday after defeating the Battlefords Sharks...
Oct 26, 2023
Liberals to pause carbon pricing on heating oil, beef up heat pump incentives
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the government will double the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians beginning next April. Trudeau also says there will be a temporary, thre...
Oct 26, 2023
