Sask. RCMP charge owner of ‘Queen of Canada’ compound with assaulting officers

RCMP say a man has been charged with assaulting two police officers in a southwestern Saskatchewan village where so-called followers of the “Queen of Canada” have set up a compound. Mounties say 61-year-old Ricky Manz has also been charged with assault, resisting arrest and uttering threats in Richmound, about 360 kilometres west of Regina, near…

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Time is undefeated, but Venus Williams and Manny Pacquiao display how athletes can age gracefully

Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao used ring I.Q. and boxing geometry to overcome height and reach deficits in his title fight against Mario Barrios, earning a controversial draw against a bigger, stronger, harder-hitting opponent. And if you think we’re re-heating headlines from the Pac Man’s late-2000s heyday, think again. That bout happened last Saturday…

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Hockey Canada sexual assault trial ‘reinvigorated’ talk on complex issues of consent, sports culture

WARNING: This article includes graphic details of alleged sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. Regardless of the outcome of the sexual assault trial for five former world junior hockey players, the issues it’s raised — about hockey culture, consent and how the legal system handles…

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Ex-UCP MLAs to join, rebrand Alberta Party instead of rebooting Progressive Conservatives from scratch

Two former United Conservative MLAs will join with the centrist Alberta Party and file to rename it the Progressive Conservatives, and they’ll abandon initial plans to launch a new party under the old brand that ruled Alberta for 44 years. Since Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair announced plans earlier in July for a petition drive…

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Coastal First Nations in B.C. issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested northern pipeline

Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to the northern B.C. coast for export to…

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