A former Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister is considering running for mayor in Saskatoon. Rob Norris says he has been approached by many people in recent weeks, encouraging him to run for mayor in the fall of 2020. Related Sask. gov’t announces 2020 election date, tables election law changes The former MLA for Saskatoon Greystone is […]
A British Columbia-wide warrant has been issued for the arrest of 33-year-old Downie Dee MacCallum of Chilliwack for possession of stolen property. RCMP had recovered two cars and arrested five individuals as police investigated reports of stolen autos. The first arrest occurred on April 1, 2019 when an alert Chilliwack Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) officer […]
TUNICA, Miss. — As he drove through town in his black Crown Victoria, Chuck Cariker, the mayor of Tunica, pointed out the gifts that he said gambling had bestowed upon his town. The town hall. The recreation center. The post office. The police station. The roads. Even the car. When Mr. Cariker says “gambling put […]
For months, in two of New York City’s most politically progressive neighborhoods, parents debated what to do about their deeply segregated schools. Now, after adopting a series of initiatives last year following many spirited and emotionally charged discussions, these neighborhoods are starting to see swift changes in enrollment, according to city data released on Monday. […]
A student died after reportedly plunging from a 100ft cliff while posing for a photo. Andrea Norton, 20, was hiking with a group of classmates in Arkansas, America, when she tumbled from Hawksbill Crag. It's understood she had been trying to reposition herself for a picture being taken by another member of the group, according […]
WASHINGTON – The United States should continue to take the lead in setting global rules and maintaining the rules-based multilateral international order, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in Washington on Monday (April 15). South-east Asia also wants to see the US and China manage their relationship and not let their competition get out of […]
The suspect in the mass shooting at a Maryland newspaper office on Thursday barricaded an exit so that staff could not escape, says a prosecutor. Officials earlier told reporters the accused, Jarrod Ramos, was not co-operating with the investigation. Police found evidence at the suspect’s house the attack on the Capital Gazette in Annapolis was […]
Saskatchewan’s Indigenous community has lost a respected elder. According to multiple reports, Noel Starblanket, 72, of Star Blanket Cree Nation passed away at the Regina General Hospital Monday morning after his battle with diabetes. At age 24, he became Chief of Star Blanket Cree Nation in 1971, making him one of Canada’s youngest reserve chiefs. […]
Eric Lapointe’s group remains out of the Montreal Alouettes ownership picture, but could re-emerge with a simple telephone call. The former Hec Crighton Trophy winner announced April 6 his potential investors had decided against purchasing the Alouettes. Just three weeks earlier, Lapointe said he was simply a phone call away from quickly assembling a potential […]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says government members will be choosing their words more carefully after one of his ministers spoke to an anti-abortion group. Minister of Rural and Remote Health Greg Ottenbreit recently told a pro-life convention in his Yorkton-area constituency that he would “continue the fight.” His remarks come as the province is reviewing a […]