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'Cannon fodder': Parti Québécois wants hearings on rise in teens used in crimes
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois is calling for legislative hearings to collect testimony from parents, police and community groups on the rising number of youth being used as "cannon fodder" by organized...
Oct 10, 2024
Sask Party promotes safer communities platform, NDP points to rising crime rates
Community safety and policing are the latest issues being raised on the provincial campaign trail.Sask Party Leader Scott Moe made a stop in Prince Albert on Thursday and announced a re-elected Saskat...
Oct 10, 2024
Bloc leader, MPs and farmers call for supply management bill to be passed
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet and MPs from several other parties were on Parliament Hill Thursday to call for the Senate to pass a Bloc bill on supply management. The private memb...
Oct 10, 2024
Quebec government tables legislation to limit number of international students
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has introduced legislation to give itself new powers to cap the number of international students in the province. The bill tabled today is part of a larger push to low...
Oct 10, 2024
Receiver Marken Michel earns Stampeders' Herm Harrison Memorial Award
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders named receiver Marken Michel as this year's recipient of the Herm Harrison Memorial Award on Thursday. The honour, established in 2013, recognizes outstanding communit...
Oct 10, 2024
Raptors 2019 title team member Danny Green retires from NBA
Former Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green has announced his retirement from the NBA. The 37-year-old spent 15 years in the league, with a reputation for his "three-and-D" play and helping three teams t...
Oct 10, 2024
All grown up: daycare ducks move to winter retreat
A flock of ducks which helped create excitement last spring at a number of daycares across Prince Albert, and spent the summer greeting visitors to Memorial Gardens with a cheerful honking sound, have...
Oct 10, 2024
PBO releases updated carbon price report after previous error sparked controversy
The parliamentary budget officer says his updated report on the federal carbon price is largely consistent with his earlier findings, even after adjusting for a previous error. Yves Giroux says today'...
Oct 10, 2024
Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy for decad...
Oct 10, 2024
Raiders and Chiefs battle it out in low scoring affair
For the second game in a row, the Prince Albert Raiders played host to an American team when they welcomed the Spokane Chiefs to the Art Hauser Centre on Wednesday night. Despite the close game and an...
Oct 10, 2024
