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Canadian fighter Aaron Jeffery turning heads with his fists and mullet in Bellator
There are four Canadians fighting at Bellator 293 in Temecula, Calif., on Friday night. Aaron Jeffery may be the easiest one to spot - he's the only one on the main card and the one with a mullet. Jef...
Mar 30, 2023
Bryan Gustafson's Smeltinator anchors Canadian's Bassmaster Classic victory
It weighed just 3/8 of an ounce but Canadian Bryan Gustafson's invention stole the show on pro bass fishing's biggest stage. On Sunday, Jeff Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., became the first Canadian to ca...
Mar 30, 2023
Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' top court has rejected Tehran's legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensat...
Mar 30, 2023
With funding in budget, construction to start soon on hospital expansion
In their recently released budget, the government of Saskatchewan carved out $337.6 million in healthcare spending. Prince Albert will see the benefits of some of that funding. Included in the budget ...
Mar 30, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities for Esso Cup
The Esso Cup Host committee needs your help in calling out for volunteers for our event April 23-29. We still require volunteers in all areas including: Front of houseTicket takersHosts50/50Lounge wor...
Mar 30, 2023
Manslaughter charge laid in relation to April 2022 Yukon overdose death
WHITEHORSE - A Yukon man has been charged with manslaughter in an opioid overdose death last year. Police say the charge is the first of its kind in the territory, which had Canada's highest per-capit...
Mar 30, 2023
Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery, a move Indigenous people have long urged
The Vatican has rejected the Doctrine of Discovery a year after Pope Francis met with Indigenous groups from Canada and delivered his first apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential school...
Mar 30, 2023
Sask. PC party accusing Sask. United Party of underhanded dealings
After what it calls a foiled takeover attempt last year, the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan now says a hard drive with member and donor information is missing, and it's pointing a fing...
Mar 30, 2023
Professors end strike at Quebec's Université Laval, approve conciliator deal
QUEBEC - Professors at Universit Laval in Quebec City have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal brokered by a conciliator, putting an end to their indefinite general strike. About 93 per cent of t...
Mar 30, 2023
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, sai...
Mar 30, 2023
