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Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade as senators urge speed
OTTAWA - A Senate committee is urging the federal government to amend anti-terror laws that are blocking humanitarians from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan. But the Liberals say they ...
Dec 14, 2022
Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" say Parliamentary Hill should expand to include nearby streets. The Liberals say a l...
Dec 14, 2022
Prelim date set for Whitehead murder case
Roughly a year-and-a-half after a young father was shot in the back while standing in the street, the resulting court case has taken one more step towards trial.Kyle Crain, 31, is facing a charge of a...
Dec 14, 2022
P.A. man refusing to pay rent as last resort to get cockroach & false alarm issues dealt with
A Prince Albert resident is refusing to pay his rent until his landlords fix the issues plaguing his apartment.Murray Norman lives in the Carlton Parks Suites on 28th Street E and for the past couple ...
Dec 14, 2022
Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarifies comment about First Nations
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted her remarks this week to conclude she was equating Ottawa's treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of Cana...
Dec 14, 2022
Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is revoking the exemptions to sanctions that allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Rus...
Dec 14, 2022
Winnipeg police commit to working with First Nations groups on landfill search
WINNIPEG - Police are to be part of a committee led by First Nations groups to determine the feasibility of recovering the remains of two Indigenous women believed to at a landfill outside Winnipeg. F...
Dec 14, 2022
Health ministers agree on improving health care, but premiers holding out: Duclos
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his provincial counterparts agree privately on what needs to be done to improve health care, the federal minister said Wednesday, but he argues "the ball ...
Dec 14, 2022
Show cause hearing scheduled for accused in armed robbery
The man charged following an attempted armed robbery in Nipawin will be back in Melfort Provincial Court on Monday. Robert McKay, age 25, will have a show cause hearing, which means he will have to co...
Dec 14, 2022
Shane Wright reconnecting with old friends ahead of world juniors
Shane Wright was excited to get another shot at the world juniors. Having two of his best friends in the fold was the added bonus. Drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Kraken at July's NHL draft, Wri...
Dec 14, 2022
