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Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C. government's old-growth deferral process
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to save old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-...
Dec 01, 2021
Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets for some conjugal violence offenders
MONTREAL - Quebec will begin requiring some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets beginning next spring, the province's public security minister announced Wednesday. Genevi...
Dec 01, 2021
Canada kicks Boeing from jet competition, narrows search to F-35 and Swedish Gripen
OTTAWA - Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's Super Hornet is out of the running t...
Dec 01, 2021
Prince Albert man wins big in Roughrider and Children’s Hospital Foundations lottery
A Prince Albert man is $1 million richer thanks to the Roughrider & Children's Hospital Foundations Lottery."What an unbelievable experience and indescribable feeling," said Mason Ganzert after fi...
Dec 01, 2021
Raiders GM Hunt breaks down blockbuster Guhle trade
For parts of five seasons, Kaiden Guhle embodied what it meant to be a Prince Albert Raider. Coming to the team with high expectations as a first overall bantam draft pick, he eventually became the te...
Dec 01, 2021
Interim Green Leader Amita Kuttner ready to get tough on party infighting
OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the new interim Green leader, says they will be ready to take tough disciplinary action to deal with party members who "have been at each other's throats." The astrophysicist, ...
Dec 01, 2021
Shellbrook woman finishes fourth at bodybuilding Nationals
Shellbrook's Kyla Baun says just the experience of stepping on stage at a National bodybuilding competition was a win.The 34-year-old finished fourth last weekend at the National Natural Pro Qualifier...
Dec 01, 2021
‘We’re tired’: Prince Albert nurse shares her pandemic stories at the legislature
After a more than three-hour drive, a local health care worker finally had the chance to share her firsthand experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provincial government.Carolyn Strom is a publ...
Dec 01, 2021
Nova Scotia restricts out-of-province sports-related travel for kids 11 and younger
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said children aged 11 and younger could no longer travel out of province for events related to sports and culture, citing rising COVID-19 transmission c...
Dec 01, 2021
Lawyer questions coverage of First Nations water settlement as deal to be ratified
A lawyer for several First Nations says he can't get a clear answer on which Indigenous communities will be covered by a class-action settlement on drinking water - even though an $8-billion deal is s...
Dec 01, 2021
