Murray Wood: Conservative floor crossers could hand Mark Carney a majority government
Murray Wood says Prime Minister Mark Carney is happily accepting floor crossers from the Conservatives, but maybe it's t...
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Poll suggests some don't think Canada should send troops to stop genocide
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests there are some in this country who believe Canada shouldn't intervene militarily if there was a genocide taking place somewhere in the world. The poll commissioned by...
Jan 20, 2020
Crowd of thousands clogs downtown Richmond to defend right to bear arms
RICHMOND, Va. - Tens of thousands of protesters, many decked out in tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, are amassing in the streets of Virginia's capital city in a show ...
Jan 20, 2020
Demonstrators block key B.C. Ferry terminal in support of pipeline protest
VICTORIA - Ongoing tension over the construction of a liquefied natural gas pipeline across northwestern British Columbia has prompted a demonstration near a ferry terminal north of Victoria,&nbs...
Jan 20, 2020
Western Canadian Crop Production Show brings in nearly 17,000 to Saskatoon
The final numbers for the 37th Western Canadian Crop Production Show are in, and many braved the cold for the annual event. According to a release, nearly 17,000 people passed through the doors at Sas...
Jan 20, 2020 The annual Crop Production Week in Saskatoon attracted farmers from across the prairies to Prairieland Park on Jan. 10, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Armed Forces arrive in St. John's as state of emergency stretches into fourth day
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A state of emergency is stretching into its fourth day in St. John's, N.L., today as Armed Forces personnel prepare to help the city dig out from an unprecedented snowfall. Eas...
Jan 20, 2020
Saskatchewan to see above-normal temperatures
David Phillips delivered the good news Monday morning. "What we’re seeing is some — well, not tropical air, but compared to what you’ve had, it’s going to feel tropical," Envir...
Jan 20, 2020
'Make sure somebody knows about it:' SHHA on hotel human trafficking
The Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association (SHHA) is trying to raise awareness of human trafficking in hotels. Jim Bence, the SHHA's CEO and president, told Gormley many chains are implementin...
Jan 20, 2020 (Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association/Facebook)
RCMP arrests woman wanted in Sheena Billette death
The RCMP has arrested Kandi Rose Ratt on an accessory charge tied to the Dec. 23 death of Sheena Marie Billette. The Mounties located Ratt in Christopher Lake and took her into custody on Saturday. Th...
Jan 20, 2020 Kandi Rose Ratt (left) and Charlie Napthalie Charles (right) as seen in photos provided by RCMP on Jan. 15, 2020. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
'Looked like a roman candle:' people witness fireball in Sask. sky
The Land of the Living Skies lived up to its name early Monday. A number of people said they witnessed a bright light with a tail shoot across the sky around 7:10 a.m. "All of a sudden you see this bi...
Jan 20, 2020 A dash cam captured a bright light shooting across the sky near Wakaw on Jan. 20th, 2019 (Chad Parenteau/submitted)
McGill principal defends decision not to divest after prof's resignation
MONTREAL - The principal of McGill university is defending the institution's commitment to reducing carbon emissions after a professor resigned over its refusal to divest from the fossil fue...
Jan 20, 2020
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