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PARIS (AP) — The dragnet tightened around the Louvre thieves on Thursday. Five more people were seized in the crown-jewels heist — including a suspect tied by DNA — the Paris prosecutor said, widening the sweep across the capital and its suburbs.
Authorities said three of the four alleged members... Read more
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is returning to its previous scheduling system after a number of issues were identified with the AIMS system.
The payroll and scheduling components of the Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) were rolled out last month, but according to SEIU-West,... Read more
QUÉBEC — A Quebec minister has resigned amid an uproar over a recently passed law that imposes a new payment system on the province's doctors.
Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant announced his resignation from the governing party this morning, accompanied by Premier François Legault.
Carmant'... Read more
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s police oversight agency says a Halifax officer is facing charges for allegedly selling stolen bicycles.
A news release from the Serious Incident Response Team says it learned on Sept. 4 that an officer from the Halifax Regional Police had allegedly sold stolen property... Read more
8:30 – Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump are both in Asia, meeting leaders in hopes of strengthening trade relations in the region. But, it’s being reported that the two leaders haven’t officially spoken since Trump called off trade talks last week. ... Read more
Murray Wood says Halloween is fun for kids and for the adults who raid their candy. But trying to con his 10-year-old daughter out of... Read more
Sarah Mills says an interesting school of thought has come out from sources involved in the ongoing trade talks with Canada and the... Read more
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says he has "every confidence" the Liberal government will be able to pass its fall budget through the current minority Parliament, despite his colleague's concerns about securing enough votes.
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon recently said he's... Read more
A 27-year-old Vancouver man is facing drug trafficking charges after a search of his vehicle near Kindersley allegedly turned up 20 kilograms of illegal drugs.
A traffic officer pulled over a vehicle on Highway 7, west of Kindersley “for a driver’s licence, registration and sobriety check,” the... Read more
Two correctional centre inmates in Alberta are facing charges of second-degree murder in connection with the 2023 death of Kenneth Fiddler, a 23-year-old resident of Meadow Lake.
According to the... Read more
Even the Saskatchewan Roughriders have watch parties.... Read more
OTTAWA — The relatives of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel two years ago are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney for not meeting with them since he took office.
A group called the Association of Families of the Canadian Victims of October 7th went public with their concerns on the two-year... Read more
The City of Regina’s waste services will be moving to the winter schedule on Saturday.
The city’s waste depot will close for the season at 5 p.m. on Saturday, but until then, the city said residents can “drop off leaves, grass clippings, bush and tree trimmings and other yard waste.... Read more
Halloween is a fun time of year, but it also means lots of young ghosts and goblins will be out on the streets on Friday night, hoping to fill up their pillowcases with as much candy as possible.
To help everyone stay safe on Halloween, CAA Saskatchewan shared some safety tips for both drivers and... Read more
Saskatoon’s compost depot is closing for the winter season on Saturday.
But until then, the depot at Highway 7 and 11th Street will remain open to accept yard waste and provide compost and mulch at no charge. Residents can load up to one cubic yard of compost and mulch for free, while the depot’s... Read more
TORONTO — Standing among a crowd of blue and white in downtown Toronto Wednesday evening, Maureen Whitehead is kept warm by her George Springer jersey. But as first pitch approached on the night’s match between the Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, superstition said it would have... Read more
The Regina Police Service is set to modernize its indoor firing range with more than $280,000 in provincial funding drawn from the proceeds of... Read more
Shaun Semple is hoping to hear Reginans talk about his big plans for a new project featuring a distillery, sports bar, restaurant and live music venue at the exhibition grounds.... Read more
Halloween weekend in Regina promises to be a real treat this year.... Read more
About 80 health-care workers shouted and waved signs at the... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Blue Jays top Dodgers 6-1 to take 3-2 series lead
Davis Schneider set the early tone on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did his part too.
The Toronto teammates made history by leading off a World... Read more
MONTREAL — The self-described CEO of the next generation of Quebec sovereigntists is a 17-year-old rapper and TikTok sensation who claims to be more influential than Premier François Legault.
Miguel Monteiro-Beauchamp, who goes by the name kinji00, was born in Portugal and grew up in Gatineau, Que... Read more
TORONTO — When Ashley Ferreira's five-year-old son was diagnosed with autism in 2020 she never imagined that a five-year wait lay ahead for him to get access to government-funded core therapies.
"I thought that the diagnosis came with help," she said. "It wasn't until I started joining Facebook... Read more
MONTREAL — Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions through a pilot project led by Polytechnique Montréal engineering school.
Many non-profits are often below the "cybersecurity... Read more
A majority of Canadian workers say they view equity, diversity and inclusion favourably, according to a new report, even in the face of some backlash.
The report from the Future Skills Centre and researchers at the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University found that 54 per cent of... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering agency says it made more than 100 disclosures of "actionable financial intelligence" in support of probes into illicit opioids between last November and the end of March of this year.
In its newly tabled report for 2024-25, the Financial Transactions and... Read more
OTTAWA — The relatives of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel two years ago are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney for not meeting with them since he took office.
A group called the Association of Families of the Canadian Victims of October 7th went public with their concerns on the two-year... Read more
MABOU — Some in Cape Breton are angry and preparing to fight as a nearby golf course developer eyes the windswept beaches of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park.
Nadine Hunt was part of two previous campaigns to stop the Cabot golf company from expanding into the park on the west coast of Cape Breton... Read more
GEOJE — Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean shipyard today owned by a company that's vying to build Canada's next fleet of submarines.
Carney was joined by Defence Minister David McGuinty and Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, along with South Korean... Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays are one game away from clinching the World Series.
After tying the series 2-2 in Game 4 in Los Angeles Tuesday night, the Jays sealed the deal in Game 5 beating the L.A. Dodgers 5-1.
It was an early lead for the Jays, Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two solo... Read more
TORONTO — Standing among a crowd of blue and white in downtown Toronto Wednesday evening, Maureen Whitehead is kept warm by her George Springer jersey. But as first pitch approached on the night's match between the Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, superstition said it would have to come... Read more
A Saskatchewan filmmaker highlights the forgotten tale of a U.S. Navy plane that went down in 1948, prompting the largest search and rescue mission at the time.
Evidence at the Misha Pavelick murder trial this week brought more light to bear on what might have happened after the... Read more
2:05 – Starting Lineup
Game 4 goes to the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-2 win over the L.A. Dodgers. The Saskatchewan Roughriders dominate the West All-Stars team... Read more
Saskatoon city council has deferred voting on the agreement framework for a new downtown event and entertainment district with the help of... Read more
Keeping a pulse on the World Series might get your... Read more
On Wednesday Shaun Semple, the owner of the Brandt group of companies announced Queen City Distillers, a new entertainment complex coming to the REAL district.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba legislature members are sparring over the meaning behind a "waah waah" noise that sounded like a baby crying.
Opposition Tory Jeff Wharton made the noise during a debate Tuesday over a bill that would allow judges to weigh in if the Manitoba government ever invokes the... Read more
On Wednesday, Brandt CEO Shaun Semple announced that he was doubling down on the Brandt Group’s planned sports bar and entertainment venue by investing $20 million into the project.
It will be called Queen... Read more
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will be asking for a stay of the implementation of the Cowichan Tribes case that confirmed Aboriginal title over an area of private and government-owned land in Richmond, B.C.
Eby says a stay would give the British Columbia Court of... Read more