Regina Leader-Post - Local (12 minutes ago)
The Crown argued Camille Ponto should receive a prison sentence of 3-4 years, while the defence suggested a conditional sentence would better allow her to repay victims.
ReadRegina Leader-Post - Local (12 minutes ago)
Does Moe truly want that "reset" or is he simply interested in milking the divisions with the federal Liberals for as long as he can?
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (12 minutes ago)
Readers share their opinions on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's Top 10 list for Ottawa, various Saskatoon issues and the situation in Gaza.
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (12 minutes ago)
On this day in 1963, StarPhoenix photographer Munro Murray snaps a photo of children watching him from the back of a station wagon.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
By Binaj Gurubacharya KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal Thursday. The protesters, waving flags and chanting slogans, demanded the return of the king and the restoration of Hinduism as […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
By Nicole Winfield ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited the papal summer palace south of Rome on Thursday as questions swirled whether he will use it himself to escape the heat or follow in Pope Francis’ footsteps and keep the hilltop estate as a museum and environmental center. Leo paid a visit to the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
Votes not equal Both the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP each received the votes of about 1.23 million Canadians in the last election. The Bloc won 22 seats and gained official party status. However, the NDP won only 7 ridings and has been denied official party status, meaning it will not be allowed to ask […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her boyfriend and another man, who also received life sentences. All three were convicted earlier this month on kidnapping and human trafficking charges....
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
Homes For Heroes Foundation has announced that PCL Construction will serve as the general contractor for the planned Veterans Village in Winnipeg. The project, located in the Transcona neighbourhood, aims to provide transitional housing and support services for Canadian Armed Forces veterans experiencing homelessness. The announcement follows a...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
By Cliff Brunt Major League Baseball is investing in Athletes Unlimited to support its softball league that will debut next month, marking the first time MLB will have a comprehensive partnership with a professional women’s sports league. MLB said Thursday it was making a strategic investment in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League of an...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
By Thomas Adamson PARIS (AP) — Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman ever to lead Dior’s women’s collections, announced Thursday she is stepping down as creative director after nine years at the storied French fashion house. The Italian designer confirmed her departure in an Instagram post, capping a transformative era defined by bold feminist...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
By Holly Meyer BREMAN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” and its music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds. In four-part harmony, they sing together for hours,...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
By Holly Meyer BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update. Sung in four-part harmony, “The Sacred Harp” is central to its more than 180-year-old American folk a cappella singing tradition […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (12 minutes ago)
Will Hyman’s injury affect the Oilers? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! KING'S CANADA It has been a long time coming. The King has finally responded to Donald Trump, and his reply did not come remotely, it was delivered from the very land of the "strong and free.” The condition that Canada must either pay […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (12 minutes ago)
"You have to give Carney a chance.” I don't know how many times that sentiment has been suggested to (or demanded of) Albertans since Liberal Mark Carney became prime minister back in March. Carney's different than Justin Trudeau, his supporters claim, especially those from Central Canada. "You have to give him a chance.” No I […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? I wonder if Canadians really pay attention to what's going on in this country. Before the election, Mark Carney was going on about how we were in a "crisis” and he and only he could get Canada through it. Parliament only resumed this week and will only sit for a few weeks […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
Ontario is set to give the minister of education power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools. The Canadian Press has learned that Education Minister Paul Calandra will introduce broad legislation today, following weeks of warnings to boards that he would implement tougher...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of Flin Flon, 630 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg,...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
OTTAWA — While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues. No province earned a grade higher than C+ in the report assembled by the Task Force for Housing and Climate, […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. Israel captured the West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, in the 1967 Mideast war and the Palestinians want all three territories for their...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
E.l.f. Beauty is acquiring Hailey Bieber's Rhode beauty brand for $1 billion. The deal is for $800 million in cash and stock, with an additional $200 million payout based on Rhode's performance over three years, E.l.f. said in a statement. E.l.f. Chief Executive Officer Tarang Amin said the acquisition will further diversify the cosmetics company's...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
NEW YORK — When Angelina Rivera was a third grader, she wanted to be a scientist and was excited by bugs, rocks and everything in the natural world. But a family trip to visit relatives in Honduras changed her perspective. Police stopped her family’s car and aggressively questioned her father about a crime someone else […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (13 minutes ago)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her boyfriend and another man, who also received life sentences. All three were convicted earlier this month on kidnapping and human trafficking charges. Smith’s...
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
A Saskatchewan couple joined The Morning Edition to talk about their new illustrated fantasy novel called Crown of Horns. The narrative parallels current and past events in Ukraine, and a portion of every book sale will go to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation's Aid for Artists project.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Social Services Minister Terry Jenson defended the program, pointing to an increase of two per cent in the latest budget.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
The whirlwind visit to Canada by King Charles and Queen Camilla, which had unfolded in a highly charged political climate for the country after repeated annexation taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, wrapped up with a sense that it was a historic moment for both the country and the monarch.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
The City of Flin Flon told its residents to brace for a possible evacuation on Tuesday as a wildfire that started at a landfill in Creighton, Sask., crossed over the Manitoba border.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Did you buy bread in the past 20 years? Then you're probably included in what's being called the "largest settlement of a price-fixing case in Canadian history." Here's what we know about the $500-million bread-fixing settlement with Loblaw.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Candle Lake, Sask., is requesting permission to build a firebreak or buffer as the community prepares for wildfires to spread.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Wildfires have prompted evacuations of many northern Saskatchewan communities.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Firefighters working near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border between Creighton and Flin Flon had to make a hasty escape as a wildfire bore down on them.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to threaten communities across the province.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
The Crown corporation says it has lost $3.8 billion since 2018. News of the latest losses come as a potential postal worker strike looms.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says water bombers were blocked from fighting a wildfire near the border community of Flin Flon because a personal drone was in the airspace. The fire started in a Creighton, Sask., landfill and crossed the Manitoba border near Flin Flon, which has about 6,000 people. All residents have now been ordered to evacuate.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
A Saskatoon judge must now decide whether Thomas Hamp knew whether what he was doing was wrong when he killed his partner Emily Sanche three years ago.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals' climate policy.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Regina's Schultz family knows the cost of competing at the highest level. Maddox Schultz, 15, is expected to be the first overall pick at the upcoming WHL draft, and has been dubbed by hockey scouts as a future star.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Beth Wanner, founder of Mother Cover, and Hannah Castle, founder of My Friend Penny, both turned bad maternity experiences into businesses that support mothers and parents.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Montreal Lake Cree Nation have declared a joint state of emergency.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
Drone footage released Wednesday by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency shows the charred remains of dozens of cabins along the shore of East Trout Lake, which remains under an evacuation order.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (25 minutes ago)
The evacuation route out of Pelican Narrows, Sask., has been a harrowing journey for many of those fleeing the wildfire threatening the community.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (25 minutes ago)
Premier Doug Ford's government is preparing to partially amend a contentious mining bill, but it intends to proceed with the legislation — despite opposition from First Nations leaders in Ontario who say it infringes on their treaty rights and should be scrapped entirely.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (25 minutes ago)
A month after delivering their stillborn child, a couple received an invoice for her autopsy addressed to her by name. It revealed her remains had been waiting for pick up two weeks longer than necessary in the morgue. An expert says this is what can happen when you lack a clear system to care for families after stillbirth.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (25 minutes ago)
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says Guelph-area horse trainer Jeffrey Gillis has been suspended for 10 years and given a $40,000 fine for purchasing performance-enhancing drugs from a U.S. veterinarian, who has been charged for making and distributing PEDs designed to evade equine anti-doping controls.
ReadCBC - Manitoba (26 minutes ago)
The two Calgary lawyers who hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge who'd been presiding over their court challenge of COVID-19 public health restrictions should be disbarred for their dishonourable professional conduct, argued counsel for the Law Society of Alberta on Wednesday.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (26 minutes ago)
Support for separation remains steady at about 30 per cent, according to a new poll, but among that group, separatist sentiment has grown more intense. Meanwhile, the number of Albertans who feel more attached to their country than their province has increased substantially.
ReadCBC - Canada (27 minutes ago)
There may be nearly 100 fewer accessible taxis on Toronto's roads as early as next year, as Canada's largest taxi company warns most of its accessible fleet will age past the city's limits, and there isn't enough incentive for new drivers to take on the role.
ReadCBC - Windsor (27 minutes ago)
Nearly a decade ago, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) made gender-based anti-violence and consent training mandatory for all major junior teams. Today, the sexual assault centres tasked with teaching the players are having trouble getting some franchises to participate, CBC News has learned.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (An hour ago)
The announcement by the minister of Education to send Education officials to review books in schools frightens me. I am certainly not in favour of pornography on school library shelves and, yes, it should not be available to young people, but I fear this will be used, as it has been in the MAGA crowd, […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (An hour ago)
Jackson Park bandshell has ‘tremendous’ potential as visitor draw Re: Windsor eyes Emancipation Day monument over bandshell restoration (May 24) I am a member of the ad hoc committee engaged with city council regarding the Jackson Park bandshell for nearly two years, following Councillor Kieran McKenzie’s invitation to a group of us to...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
DEAR ABBY: We have an annual weekend family reunion that includes family and significant others along with their children. Most of the children are adults now. One of them (my niece) was recently married and is asking if her new husband’s sister (and possibly her boyfriend) can come to the reunion. We don’t have […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Stefanie Dazio BERLIN (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen received the International Charlemagne Prize, an annual award for contributions to European unity, on Thursday as the 27-nation bloc confronts Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Trump administration’s trade war and security issues across the continent. The...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield “groundbreaking discoveries and expand humanity’s knowledge of the cosmos,” the country’s space agency said. The Tianwen-2 probe launched early Thursday from southern China aboard the workhorse Long March 3-B rocket. The...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Cathy Bussewitz NEW YORK (AP) — When Angelina Rivera was a third grader, she wanted to be a scientist and was excited by bugs, rocks and everything in the natural world. But a family trip to visit relatives in Honduras changed her perspective. Police stopped her family’s car and aggressively questioned her father about […]
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (An hour ago)
N.L. Hydro said it had teams working in response to a forest fire near Churchill Falls until the sun went down yesterday. Emergency crews will continue to respond this morning. Traffic can now pass on the Trans-Labrador Highway, east of Churchill Falls.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (An hour ago)
P.E.I.'s Major Tom Hamilton is a minister and a military chaplain, but he's also a historian. That's the role that led him to help identify the remains of a soldier found in France in 2012, with DNA testing in 2023 confirming the results of some detective work. He recently presided over the burial of Lt. Frank Hemsley, with the soldier's family in...
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (2 hours ago)
The Crown in the Thomas Hamp murder trial floated its theory about what happened the night he killed his partner, Emily Sanche. It emerged during cross-examination of forensic psychiatrist Shabehram Lohrasbe.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (2 hours ago)
For decades, he delighted the children of St. John's by bringing Santa Claus to town. Now, Bruce Templeton, the man behind the jolly white beard, has been made an honorary doctor of laws by Memorial University. Hear Templeton's inspiring speech to the convocating class.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
E-bikes are becoming increasingly common on Toronto streets, offering convenient transportation. However, some riders may attempt to bypass regulations to travel faster. Such actions not only raise safety concerns but can also result in sudden accidents and, potentially, a visit to the emergency room. Dr. Renu Venugopal is a Toronto ER physician...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Bo Bichette hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, five Toronto pitchers combined on a one-hitter and the Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Wednesday night. Bichette, who was out of the starting lineup because of lower back soreness, hit an 0-1 fastball from Jacob Webb (2-3) just over the left […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will retain Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., who is among the most vocal critics of China in Asia, as Marcos presses on with a midterm overhaul of his Cabinet, a senior official said Thursday. Teodoro, who has strongly echoed Marcos’ criticisms of China’s...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government. The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who has also been appointed special envoy to Syria, arrived to inaugurate the residence, Syrian...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Fu Ting, Kanis Leung, And Huizhong Wu HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that some students would have their visas revoked. The U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (3 hours ago)
Thursday, May 29: No stairs and only $4? Maybe the extra time time is worth it, writes one reader. Have you say by emailing [email protected]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean navy plane with four crew members crashed during a training flight on Thursday, killing at least two and leaving emergency workers searching for the others, the navy said. The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the southeastern city […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… U.S. federal court rules against Trump’s fentanyl and ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs United States President Donald Trump hit a major legal barrier for his plan to realign global trade after a federal court on Wednesday blocked both the sweeping […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Rod Mcguirk MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski, best known for roles in the television sitcom “Kath and Kim” and the movie “Babe,” announced on Thursday she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer. The 64-year-old Melbourne resident posted on social media that she had...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
GENEVA (AP) — A 64-year-old man remained missing Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before. The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. […]
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