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SOUND OFF: A story of rural resilience — the little town that could
When the idea of a music festival was brought forward by Steve Rice with a small but passionate handful of folks at the Spences Bridge Community Club meeting, some serious discussion ensued that sugge...
Sep 1, 2025
Housefather and other MPs issue call for action against rise of antisemitism
OTTAWA - Nearly a fifth of the Liberal caucus has issued a letter calling for more to be done to address a rise in antisemitism after a Jewish woman in her 70s was stabbed at an Ottawa grocery store. ...
Sep 1, 2025
'Mercy of politics': Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market ana...
Sep 1, 2025
'Mercy of politics': Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market ana...
Sep 1, 2025
Quebec premier François Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
MONTREAL - All eyes will be on Quebec Premier Franois Legault on Tuesday as he is set to testify at the public inquiry into the cost overrun scandal at the province's auto insurance board. The commiss...
Sep 1, 2025
A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 250 people and injures 500
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 250 people and injured at least 500 others, officials said. The quake late Sunday hit ...
Aug 31, 2025
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid...
Aug 31, 2025
Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says
Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebrae and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday. Giuliani's vehicle was ...
Aug 31, 2025
US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their law...
Aug 31, 2025
N.W.T. wildfire prompts evacuation order for Fort Providence
FORT PROVIDENCE - An evacuation order has been issued for a community in Northwest Territories due to a wildfire in the area. After being told to be ready to leave, the community of Fort Providence ha...
Aug 31, 2025
