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Pandemic benefits reduced child poverty, government should build on success: report
OTTAWA - A new report says pandemic benefits rolled out to cushion the blow of COVID-19 lockdowns significantly reduced the child poverty rate. The analysis by the anti-poverty group Campaign 2000 say...
Feb 14, 2023
Parents of girl killed in Quebec bus crash remember her as a 'ray of sunshine'
MONTREAL - The parents of one of the two children killed when a bus smashed into a Laval, Que., daycare last week are paying tribute to their four-year-old daughter in a letter sent to Quebec media. I...
Feb 14, 2023
Police investigate robbery incident at Nordale mailboxes
The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating an incident where a woman, who was presumably just out getting her mail, was approached and threatened by a stranger with a knife.This happened around...
Feb 14, 2023
California Sen. Feinstein says she won't run for reelection
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024, signaling the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades in which sh...
Feb 14, 2023
Edmonton Elks sign speedy receiver Eugene Lewis
EDMONTON - Eugene Lewis is on the move. The East Division's top player last season signed with the Edmonton Elks on Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. Contract details weren't divulged but Lew...
Feb 14, 2023
Anniversary of Emergencies Act invocation brings modest convoy protest to Ottawa
OTTAWA - Protesters returned to Ottawa in significantly smaller numbers today to mark the one-year anniversary of the Liberal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act. City officials said more p...
Feb 14, 2023
Ice roads in Far North open to traffic
The Wollaston Lake and Stony Rapids to Fond du Lac ice roads are now open. "The Ministry of Highways is committed to safety," Highways Minister Jeremy Cockrill stated in a press release issued Tuesday...
Feb 14, 2023
Local figure skaters dazzle judges at Regionals
The annual Carrot River and Churchill Regional Invitational Competition was held in Shellbrook this past weekend, and there was no shortage of crowd pleasing moments.Close to 200 skaters competed at t...
Feb 14, 2023
Fajardo first to go: QB departs Riders in free agency
A number of the 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading to new homes in 2023.After a 6-12 campaign last season, the Riders let 22 players head to free agency as the CFL club determines how its new r...
Feb 14, 2023
'Everything to make them smile:' Montreal Canadiens host Ukrainian peewee team
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens gave the Ukraine Selects peewee team a chance to momentarily forget about the horrors of the Russian invasion on Tuesday. The Ukraine Selects defeated Team Romania Wo...
Feb 14, 2023
