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Marauders bringing home hardware after regional competition
It was a successful weekend for cole St. Mary's wrestling teams. Both the boys and girls are bringing home the 4A Regional Championship title.The school's wrestlers were in Weyburn for regional compet...
Mar 03, 2019 The St. Mary Marauders brought home both the girls and boys regional championship this weekend (Submitted Photo/St. Mary High School) : Tyler Marr
Nathan Cullen joins long list of NDP MPs who won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Nathan Cullen, one of the NDP's best known and most effective MPs, is calling it quits. The northern British Columbia MP announced Friday that he won't seek re-election this fall. That m...
Mar 03, 2019
New impact assessment bill for energy projects to get major changes in Senate
OTTAWA - The federal government's promised overhaul of environmental evaluations for energy projects is poised for a major Senate surgery, but the upper chamber must race to pass the bill be...
Mar 03, 2019
Appeals Court upholds landmark ruling ordering tobacco companies to pay billions
MONTREAL - In what is being described as a major defeat for the tobacco industry, the Quebec Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a landmark judgment ordering three companies to pay bi...
Mar 03, 2019
Parents blame North Korea's 'evil regime' for son's death
CINCINNATI - Unlike President Donald Trump, Otto Warmbier's parents don't believe North Korea's leader. The parents of the American college student who was sent home from North Korea in a vegetative s...
Mar 03, 2019
Pot confiscation at Canadian border increased in weeks after legalization: stats
OTTAWA - New statistics show the number of cannabis confiscations at the Canadian border increased more than 60 per cent year-over-year in the first six weeks after pot legalization. The Can...
Mar 03, 2019
Alberta ban on school seclusion rooms comes with possible exemptions
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says schools and parents will be able to request exemptions to a ban on seclusion rooms that will take effect this fall. Eggen stresses that...
Mar 03, 2019
Lyft reveals big growth but no profits as it readies for IPO
NEW YORK - Lyft is growing quickly ahead of its initial public offering but continues to bleed money and may struggle to turn a profit, according to a federal filing. The company released its financia...
Mar 03, 2019
Meng Wanzhou alleges her constitutional rights were breached by RCMP, CBSA
VANCOUVER - The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of civil claim alleging "serious violations" of her constitutional rights. The suit filed with the B.C. Supreme Court ...
Mar 03, 2019
Kingsbury takes Crystal Globe, final World Cup event cancelled due to fog
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury earned his eighth Crystal Globe title Sunday without having to compete in the season-ending moguls World Cup event. The dual moguls competition was cance...
Mar 03, 2019
