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P.A. house sale volumes and prices spike
The housing market in Prince Albert last month followed a provincial trend upwards. It showed a 178 per cent rise in sales volume, and numbers also well above the five and 10-year averages. The jump i...
Mar 5, 2021
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman full of praise for Walter Gretzky after death
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Walter Gretzky "embodied all that is great about being a hockey parent." Bettman released a statement Friday following the announcement of the death of Wayne Gretzky...
Mar 5, 2021
US trade deficit rises 1.9% in January
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. trade deficit rose 1.9% in January as the coronavirus pandemic continued to disrupt global commerce. The gap between the goods and services the United States sold and wha...
Mar 5, 2021
Prince Philip transferred back to private hospital
LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has been transferred back to the private Prince Edward VII's hospital to continue his recovery after a heart procedure. The palace says the 99-year-old hu...
Mar 5, 2021
Hockey world paying tribute to the Great One's father, Walter Gretzky
Walter Gretzky, a blue-collar symbol of a devoted hockey parent in a country filled with them, has died. Tributes poured in shortly after his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky, confirmed the 82-year-old...
Mar 5, 2021
Father of the Great One dies and 'The Hardy Boys' series: In The News for March 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 5, 2021
Sajjan aide emailed military ombudsman about allegations days after meeting in 2018
OTTAWA - A newly released email appears to support former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne's assertion that he told Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan about an allegation of sexual misconduct against the...
Mar 5, 2021
Van attack trial, verdict gave glimpse into new reality of virtual court cases
TORONTO - Thousands of people tuned in earlier this week as the judge overseeing a high-profile trial into one of the deadliest attacks in Toronto delivered her guilty verdict from the basement of her...
Mar 5, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 5, 2021
Churches' challenge of public health rules back in B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the British Columbia government and the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms are back in B.C. Supreme Court today, squaring off over the legality of COVID-19 rules that p...
Mar 5, 2021
