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Beijing could bar exit of dual Canadians from Hong Kong amid protests: lawyer
OTTAWA - A Canadian legal activist is warning the federal government to grant asylum and expanded refugee settlement to Hong Kong Canadians before China cracks down and prevents their departure a...
Jun 1, 2020
UFC boss says light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones will determine his own future
UFC president Dana White says it's up to light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones whether he wants to walk away from the sport. Jones, rated the top pound-for-pound fighter on the UFC roster,...
Jun 1, 2020
Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows. The Met said Monday it is pushing back opening night by nearly 3 1/2 months to the latest start in the compan...
Jun 1, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW June 1, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Trevor Redden about Cooke Municipal Golf Course's first hole-in-one of the season.
Jun 1, 2020
Most federal candidates saw false information as problem, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A newly released survey report suggests nearly two-thirds of candidates in the last federal election felt there was a problem with the spread of false information online. The survey, conducte...
Jun 1, 2020
Report into federal election leaders' debates suggests permanent commission
OTTAWA - The official review of the leaders' debates from the last federal election suggests the organizing body be made permanent, but who gets to participate needs some tweaking. The report of ...
Jun 1, 2020
Climate change behind increases in extreme rain danger: scientists
The rains soaked southern Alberta for days, unrelenting, saturating soil already sodden with melting snow - and before long Calgary was awash as rivers overflowed their banks. The province d...
Jun 1, 2020
COVID-19 losses, plastic bags and composting on the council agenda
Prince Albert city council will discuss financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic at Monday night's meeting.City administration is projecting Prince Albert could face $750,000 worth of losses by t...
Jun 1, 2020
P.A. expected to see windy weather continue into the evening
Wind warnings have ended for the City of Prince Albert.However, Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said residents will still feel winds into the evening."We're still...
Jun 1, 2020
Alleged drug trafficker busted again
A woman charged in connection to a tense situation last January in the Rural Municipality of Buckland, and a drug bust earlier this month in Prince Albert's west hill area, is facing a number of new c...
Jun 1, 2020
