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Canada boosts border screening for travellers from Iran due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government has increased border-screening measures for travellers arriving in Canada from Iran in light of the growing number of novel coronavirus cases linked to that countr...
Mar 2, 2020
Trudeau calls for input from industry, citizens, Indigenous groups on climate
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on industries, citizens, and Indigenous groups to help shape the future of Canada's climate policy. Speaking at a major mining conference i...
Mar 2, 2020
Saskatchewan premier says coronavirus not a factor in election call
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he made a mistake when he listed the novel coronavirus outbreak as a reason why he's not committed to a provincial election in October. Moe told ...
Mar 2, 2020
Manitoba Liberal leader calls on Ottawa to forgive personal, government debts
WINNIPEG - The leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party has written to the prime minister to ask for a debt relief program for individuals and governments across Canada - a request that one economist...
Mar 2, 2020
Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is making off-road vehicles and automotive equipment eligible for an immediate tax writeoff. Trudeau is in Toronto this afternoon at the Prospectors ...
Mar 2, 2020
Ex-PM Joe Clark campaigns for Security Council seat in Africa, Persian Gulf
OTTAWA - Former prime minister and foreign minister Joe Clark faces a tough slog during his travels to the Persian Gulf and Africa to campaign for Canada's bid for the United Nations Se...
Mar 2, 2020
Ches Leach to host special event Tuesday
The Prince Albert Raiders are ready to host a night entitled This Girl Can.It will take place Tuesday evening before the Raiders take on the Calgary Hitman at the Art Hauser Centre. The night will fea...
Mar 2, 2020 Current and former members of the P.A. Northern Bears will be taking part in the evening. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Excessive speed leads to crack cocaine seizure
Maidstone RCMP made a major drug seizure after pulling over a speeding vehicle on Feb. 27. Officers stopped an eastbound vehicle on Highway 16 for travelling 174 km/h in a 110 km/h zone. After speakin...
Mar 2, 2020 The seizure police made Feb. 27. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Federal efforts to award contracts to Indigenous businesses hit snags: docs
OTTAWA - A federal push to get more Indigenous-owned businesses to bid on government contracts is being slowed by issues over how the data is collected. The Liberal government has promised&n...
Mar 2, 2020
Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...
Mar 2, 2020
