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World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. - The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth two years ago. Now, a new Netflix documentary called "The ...
Mar 30, 2021
One dead in single vehicle rollover northwest of Spiritwood
A 29 year-old male from Witchekan Lake First Nation passed away on March 27, as a result of a rollover.Spiritwood RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle collision in Witchekan Lake First Na...
Mar 30, 2021
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5
WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...
Mar 30, 2021
Ottawa to extend eligibility criteria for Yazidi refugees: Mendicino
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department will adopt a new policy to help more Yazidis and other survivors of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reunite with their famili...
Mar 30, 2021
Ottawa pledges $49.5 million in humanitarian aid for Syrians
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $49.5 million in aid for millions of Syrians affected by a decade of conflict. Gould says the additional humanitarian ...
Mar 30, 2021
Harassment and intimidation: Mi'kmaq band files lawsuit over Nova Scotia lobster
HALIFAX - A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after launching a self-regulated lobster fishery last fall has filed a lawsuit against non-Indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia, the RCMP and th...
Mar 30, 2021
NFL owners approve 17-game regular season, 3 preseason games
The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games. Team owners on Tuesday approved the 17th game as expected, marking the first time in 43 years the regula...
Mar 30, 2021
Orlando Pride trades Canadian Jordyn Listro to expansion Kansas City NWSL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Expansion Kansas City NWSL has acquired Canadian international midfielder Jordyn Listro from the Orlando Pride in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 draft. The draft pick c...
Mar 30, 2021
Survey suggests Canadians looked to the skies, saw more UFOs during pandemic
WINNIPEG - A new survey suggests Canadians spotted more UFOs last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Rutkowski with Ufology Research in Winnipeg says sightings of unidentified flying objects acr...
Mar 30, 2021
Portion of 15th Street East to be widened and upgraded
The City of Prince Albert has secured nearly half a million dollars of provincial funding to help with the widening and repaving of four blocks of 15th Street East. The agreement, which city council a...
Mar 30, 2021
