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BGC Thankful Thursday
#ThankfulThursday features a shout-out to the City of North Battleford (Official). Thanks to you, our Club can operate our FREE Drop-in Programs, every weekday from 3:30pm-8:30pm at our Main Site. The...
13m ago
Canada downs Australia to qualify for playoffs at mixed curling worlds
STERSUND, Sweden - Canada's Kadriana and Colton Lott scored an 11-4 win over Australia on Thursday, securing their spot in the playoffs at the world mixed doubles curling championship. The husband-and...
18m ago
Supreme Court to examine mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences. The top court's decision to review the matter flows from Quebec c...
20m ago
Quebec police say 40 'high risk' sex offenders arrested in provincewide operation
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested 40 sex offenders in an operation involving multiple police forces across the province. The operation targeted people considered a high risk to ...
23m ago
Quebec family reimbursed $10,000 for being shipped wrong body after death in Cuba
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area family that was sent the wrong body after a loved one's death in Cuba has received a $10,000 reimbursement and an apology from the Caribbean country. Miriam Jarjour says her...
38m ago
Canada's Auger-Aliassime downs Nishioka in Round 1 of Madrid Open
MADRID - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime rallied to defeat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 35th in the world, fired ...
48m ago
First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) - The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ...
1h ago
Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang ...
1h ago
N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Justice Minister has written to his federal counterpart to ask for changes to the Criminal Code relating to bail and detention in cases of intimate partn...
1h ago
'Nessie' sighting vaults Canadian couple into media spotlight after photo in Scotland
Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman weren't expecting a "pivotal moment" in their sons' lives when they visited Scotland's Loch Ness earlier this month, but that's exactly what happened."Our youngest is tu...
1h ago