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Two dead, one injured in Sask. First Nation shooting as police search for suspect
MELFORT, Sask. - Two people are dead, one more is in hospital and a manhunt is underway after a shooting on a Saskatchewan First Nation. RCMP with the detachment in Melfort, Sask., issued an emergency...
Sep 06, 2021
Olympic champs Zverev, Bencic reach US Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK (AP) - Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic want a trophy in their hands to go with the gold medals they had around their necks. The Tokyo Olympics tennis champions both moved into the quarter...
Sep 06, 2021
World champions Humphries, Jones named to US bobsled team
Reigning world champion Kaillie Humphries was announced as part of this season's USA Bobsled national team on Monday, even with her status for this winter's Beijing Olympics remaining unclear. Humphri...
Sep 06, 2021
Singh highlights childcare, paid sick leave, minimum wage in Labour Day campaign stop
HAMILTON - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he will push through more support for workers if elected on Sept. 20 and encourage provinces to do the same. Singh used a Labour Day campaign stop in the tradi...
Sep 06, 2021
Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...
Sep 06, 2021
Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...
Sep 06, 2021
'Anti-vaxxer mobs' can't dictate policy in Canada, Trudeau says of campaign protests
WELLAND, Ont. - Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called "anti-vaxxer mobs" that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks. The Liberal...
Sep 06, 2021
Gun control advocates unimpressed with O'Toole's policy change on Liberal gun ban
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had a simple message on Monday for candidates and supporters who deny the party has changed its policy on guns: he's in charge. O'Toole broke with the party's...
Sep 06, 2021
Quebec introduces pilot project for free youth protection mediation service
MONTREAL - A new pilot project in Quebec is encouraging parents to seek mediation and solutions outside legal procedures for the better good of children. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, Junior ...
Sep 06, 2021
Nolin sweeps Ponoka Stampede Wild West Chuckwagon Championship
On one of the most exciting race nights of the year, Vern Nolin - driving the McCaw's Drilling & Blasting Ltd. outfit, and along with outriders Ethan Motowylo and Brendan Nolin, collected the firs...
Sep 06, 2021