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Women's shelters suffering chronic funding gaps: new national report
OTTAWA - Newly compiled data shows an alarmingly high number of women who are victims of violence are being turned away from shelters across Canada due to a chronic lack of resourc...
May 01, 2019
Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing more armed teachers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year's mass shooting at a Parkland high sch...
May 01, 2019
New Brunswick begins talks with Ottawa on funds for flood relief and mitigation
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says he's working with the federal government to provide financial relief to homeowners affected by this year's spring flood. Blaine Higgs met with the feder...
May 01, 2019
Trudeau's 'bad' French skills a reflection of his outsider status in Quebec: study
MONTREAL - New research from an American academic concludes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spoken French is unfairly criticized in Quebec because he is seen as an outsider. Prof. Yulia Bosworth ...
May 01, 2019
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's GamesANAVET Cup ChampionshipPortage 5, Battlefords 3POR leads 2-1 NHL PlayoffsSecond RoundColumbus 2 Boston 1(Columbus leads series 2-1) San Jose 4 Colorado 2(San Jose leads series 2-1) NBA ...
May 01, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
With Memorial Cup berths secure, Huskies and Mooseheads to meet in league final
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Halifax Mooseheads will play for a national championship later this month. What remains uncertain is who will enter the Memorial Cup as the Quebec Major Junior Hocke...
May 01, 2019
Morneau insists LNG export terminal shows Canada can deliver big projects
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau argues that a $40-billion project to eventually ship liquefied natural gas to Asia from Canada's west coast shows the country can still get big things done....
May 01, 2019
Ottawa River expected to peak in coming days as situation stabilizes in Quebec
Ice pellets began falling on Ottawa today, as 155 households at risk from rising water voluntarily moved out ahead of a city plan to cut power to their neighbourhood. The latest water foreca...
May 01, 2019
New skatepark coming to the West Flat
Kids in the West Flat area of Prince Albert will soon have more recreational opportunities, thanks to the efforts of a well-known local philanthropist and entrepreneur. Work on a new skateboard park i...
May 01, 2019 A design concept for a new skatepark at Parkland Hall. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Comedic reflections on a Metis childhood
An award-winning, one-man show which recounts the strife of an indigenous and mixed heritage young man comes to Prince Albert for the first time since its creation 18 years ago. It's filled with humou...
May 01, 2019 Sheldon Elter gets to the point in his comedic and sometimes heart-breaking Métis Mutt. (Marc J Chalifoux Photography 2017)
