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Bike rodeo hopes to get kids thinking about safety
The parking lot of the Art Hauser Centre was a hub of activity Friday.The Prince Albert Police Service, along with SGI, Parkland Ambulance and other partners put on a bike rodeo to teach kids about bi...
Jul 05, 2019 Const. Lisa Simonson talks to kids about the proper signals to use while cycling. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
No tsunami or damage reported after multiple tremors recorded off B.C.
VANCOUVER - A series of earthquakes off British Columbia's coast on Friday may be linked to a stronger quake in the same area earlier in the week, experts say. Alison Bird, a seismologist with th...
Jul 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)
SaskPower natural gas plans could be derailed by federal regs
The future of SaskPower's natural gas plans, and therefore its emissions reductions, could be in jeopardy after new regulations from the federal government.On Friday, the federal government released f...
Jul 05, 2019 Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan (l) and Troy King, vice-president of finance and business performance and Chief Financial Officer for SaskPower (r), at a media briefing on July 5, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
System failed slain Quebec girl, youth protection internal probe finds
MONTREAL - The system as a whole - not one person or service - is to blame for lapses in the case of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl who'd been followed by youth protection, according to an interna...
Jul 05, 2019
Quebec sweetens pot in effort to get more immigrants to learn French
MONTREAL - Quebec announced tens of millions of new dollars Friday aimed at getting more newcomers to learn French. One of the Coalition Avenir Quebec's main pitches to get elected last fall ...
Jul 05, 2019
Kawhi Leonard mulls decision as NBA signing period looms
TORONTO - The Kawhi Leonard watch continued Friday with less than 24 hours remaining before NBA free agents can officially sign contracts. Players can put pen to paper at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, thoug...
Jul 05, 2019
Lac-Megantic marks sixth anniversary of rail disaster that claimed 47 lives
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - The sixth anniversary of the rail disaster in Lac-Megantic, Que., will be marked this weekend with events aimed at remembering those who were lost and recognizing how the communit...
Jul 05, 2019
Skies clear, rain stops just in time for start of Calgary Stampede parade
CALGARY - It was a soggy start to this year's Calgary Stampede, but the sky lightened and the drizzle let up just in time for the parade that kicked off the annual 10-day celebration of western l...
Jul 05, 2019
Vancouver Canucks sign Josh Leivo to one-year extension
VANCOUVER - Forward Josh Leivo has signed a one-year, US$1.5-million extension with the Vancouver Canucks. Leivo, 25, had a career-high 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 76 games with the Canucks an...
Jul 05, 2019
Average vet faces 32-week wait for benefits decision, double government target
OTTAWA - The long delays many veterans face when applying to the government for assistance for service-related injuries have reached a new milestone. Former service members have long been promised tha...
Jul 05, 2019
