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Sturgeon Lake First Nation celebrates completion of major paving project
Traffic is now flowing on a newly paved stretch of road northwest of Prince Albert.The 12 km. stretch through Sturgeon Lake First Nation, connects to highway 355. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on...
Oct 27, 2022
Union calling for prime minister to fire Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay
OTTAWA - A union representing thousands of Veterans Affairs Canada employees is asking the prime minister to replace Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin T...
Oct 27, 2022
Saskatchewan legislature member says invite for killer to throne speech an 'error'
REGINA - A member of Saskatchewan's legislative assembly says it was a mistake for him to invite a notorious convicted killer to sit in on the provincial government's tough-on-crime throne speech. Lyl...
Oct 27, 2022
Hockey Canada signs on to Abuse-Free Sport following months of controversy
CALGARY - Hockey Canada says it has become a full signatory to Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada. All complaints of abuse, discrimina...
Oct 27, 2022
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime sails into Swiss Indoors quarters with dominant win
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is on to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. The third-seeded Montreal native dispatched Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 6-0 a...
Oct 27, 2022
Hockey Canada signs on to Abuse-Free Sport following months of controversy
CALGARY - Hockey Canada says it has become a full signatory to Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada. All complaints of abuse, discrimina...
Oct 27, 2022
Stewart admits ‘error in judgment’ for inviting Thatcher to throne speech
Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher was at the Saskatchewan legislature for Wednesday's tough-on-crime speech from the throne.Thatcher, a former Progressive Conservative MLA who served 22 years in priso...
Oct 27, 2022
Antisemitism decried four years after Pa. synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH (AP) - In what has become an annual ritual, Pittsburgh's Jewish community Thursday honored the memory of the 11 Jews who were murdered on this date in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U....
Oct 27, 2022
P.A. man dead after being hit by vehicle in early morning collision
A 67-year-old man is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Prince Albert.Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning, police received a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian near the interse...
Oct 27, 2022
B.C.’s 'vulnerable' Fraser Valley needs flood control plan, Senate committee warns
OTTAWA - The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is calling for a comprehensive flood control plan for British Columbia's Fraser Valley following last year's catastrophic floods. Last Novembe...
Oct 27, 2022
