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Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Further measures are coming to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale in Canadian waters, federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan told a meeting on fishing gear innovation Tu...
Feb 13, 2020
Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Senegal late Tuesday for an official visit that will test his commitment to gender equality with one of Canada's closest francophone...
Feb 13, 2020
TSB finds defect in beacon on helicopter that crashed in Quebec, killing two
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is suggesting periodic inspections of emergency locator transmitters after finding a defect in the one aboard a helicopter that crashed in Que...
Feb 13, 2020
Federal NDP seeks provincial support for national pharmacare plan
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are asking the provinces to support their promised universal pharmacare legislation, hoping to win premiers over by calling on Ottawa to increase federal health tr...
Feb 13, 2020
McLaren Racing headlines Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame induction
TORONTO - Racing legend Johnny Rutherford believes it was only a matter of time before McLaren Racing would be honoured by the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Since coming to life in 1966,...
Feb 13, 2020
US open jobs fall sharply for 2nd straight month
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses sharply cut the number of jobs they advertised in December for the second straight month, an unusual sign of weakness in an otherwise healthy job market. The number of ava...
Feb 13, 2020
SHSAA Regional High School Wrestling Tournament
What: SHSAA Regional High School Wrestling TournamentWhere: cole St. Mary High School, 380-14th Street West Prince Albert, SaskatchewanWhen: Saturday February 29, 2020 from 9:00 am-5:00 pmCost: $6.00 ...
Feb 13, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia: --- Demonstrators in Victoria are promising to shut down all provincial government offic...
Feb 13, 2020
Lionel Desmond not thought to pose imminent threat health official tells inquiry
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A psychotherapist who talked to Lionel Desmond a few hours before he killed his family and himself says she didn't think the former soldier posed an imminent threat to hi...
Feb 13, 2020
Honoring Stolen Sisters
There will be a day of honoriing Stolen Sisters - a Free event open to Indigenous women, girls and self identified females at Plaza 88, February 22.See the poster for details.
Feb 13, 2020
