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Raiders battle for playoff lives against Wheat Kings
The Prince Albert Raiders (26-34-3-0) wrap up their season series with the Brandon Wheat Kings (26-30-8-0) Friday night as they visit Westoba Place for the final time this season. The Raiders were on ...
Mar 17, 2023
Mass to be held in honour of victims in Quebec town where pedestrians struck by truck
AMQUI, Que. - A memorial mass will be held this evening in the Quebec town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Two men, Grald Charest and Jean L...
Mar 17, 2023
Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, three months into his 11th consecutive term in office. Gov. Tony Evers appointed former Treasurer Sa...
Mar 17, 2023
Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wag...
Mar 17, 2023
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
POND INLET, Nunavut - The Nunavut Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet. The territory's chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22...
Mar 17, 2023
Hockey Canada hires human rights leader as first vice-president, diversity, inclusion
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has hired human rights leader Irfan Chaudhry as its first vice-president of diversity and inclusion. The national sports organization announced the move Friday, saying in a rel...
Mar 17, 2023
Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta
The federal environment minister wants to set up a new group with the Alberta government and Indigenous communities to monitor contamination problems in the oilsands. Steven Guilbeault proposed the id...
Mar 17, 2023
Downtown security effort well-received
A three-month pilot project that saw paid security guards walk the downtown area was well-received by the business community and may come back in mid-April. Rhonda Trusty, executive director of the bu...
Mar 17, 2023
Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold to lock up Crystal Globe
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden led from start to finish to win gold at the ski cross World Cup finals on Friday and secure the Crystal Globe as the overall season leader. Howden, fro...
Mar 17, 2023
Joly calls out Israel judiciary reform and 'unilateral actions' that undermine peace
OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly is pushing Israel to drop its reform of the country's judiciary after two months of mass protests. An official readout of a conversation Joly had with her Israeli...
Mar 17, 2023
