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Here's more about Ottawa's plan to turn post offices, historic armouries into housing
OTTAWA - A 1970s Canada Post building in Alberta and stone Quebec City army barracks dating back to 1856 are just some of the public lands the Liberal government plans to turn into homes. The idea, ou...
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Skilled trades need not limited to building homes
A demand for construction trades exists in Saskatchewan, but while many workers are needed to build homes, many are also needed in areas like mining and industry, said the Sask. Apprenticeship and Tra...
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First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework
Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Mtis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, w...
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Métis Nation Saskatchewan pulls support for Liberals' belaboured self-government bill
OTTAWA - The Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan is pulling its support for a federal bill that proposes to enshrine its self-government over concerns about the other two groups it recognizes. President Glen M...
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Stanton homers, Judge drives in pair in ninth as Yankees come back to beat Jays 6-4
TORONTO - Giancarlo Stanton homered in the ninth inning and Aaron Judge added a go-ahead two-run double to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday at Ro...
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Canada's Brooke Henderson tees it up at first major of women's golf season
Brooke Henderson has started the LPGA Tour season on a wave, one she hopes to ride into the first major of the season. The 26-year-old golfer from Smiths Falls, Ont., has four top 10 finishes in the f...
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B.C. prison guards decry increasing violence, drone drops of weapons, drugs
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers says prisons have become "overwhelmed" by a surge in drone drops of weapons and drugs, driving a wave of violence in correctional facilit...
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A look at some previous lifetime bans from professional team sports leagues
Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter isn't the first person to receive a lifetime ban from a professional sports league in North America. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the ban Wednesday afte...
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Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
HONOLULU (AP) - As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad commun...
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Marc-Andre Fleury signs a $2.5M extension with the Wild to return for next season at age 40
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, bringing back the veteran for his age-40 season. Fleury, who turn...
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