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Ottawa spending $12 million to upgrade remote airport near site of 2017 crash
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - The federal government says it will spend $12 million to improve safety at a remote northern Saskatchewan airport near where a plane crashed in December 2017 shortly aft...
Feb 14, 2019
Senate OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency
WASHINGTON - Congress steamed toward lopsided approval of a border security compromise Thursday night that would avert a second painful government shutdown but ignite a major new confrontation - this ...
Feb 14, 2019
Louisiana rapper Mystikal freed on $3M bond in rape case
SHREVEPORT, La. - Mystikal, a Louisiana rapper who's been in custody for nearly 1 1/2 years on a rape charge, is now free on bond. KTBS-TV reports that the artist, whose real name is Michael Tyler, wa...
Feb 14, 2019
AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro has invited a U.S. special envoy to Venezuela after revealing in an AP interview that his foreign minister recently held secret meetings with the U.S. off...
Feb 14, 2019
Northern Sask. airport funding a "long time coming": FSIN Chief
A funding announcement for Fond Du Lac aiport is appreciated but long overdue, according to the Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.Bobby Cameron was responding to Thursday's press...
Feb 14, 2019
Senate backs major public lands, conservation bill
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday approved a major public lands bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates ...
Feb 14, 2019
Quebec tables legislation to create universal kindergarten for 4-year-olds
QUEBEC - The Quebec government moved towards fulfilling a key election promise today as it tabled a bill that would ensure children can attend kindergarten at four years old. The legisl...
Feb 14, 2019
Quebec premier wants Ottawa to 'settle' with SNC-Lavalin so firm avoids trial
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he wants the federal government to settle with engineering firm SNC-Lavalin "as soon as possible" in order to protect jobs and the company's corporate headqua...
Feb 14, 2019
Local RM looking at rural firefighting option
Councillors in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert are exploring the possibility of starting their own rural volunteer fire department, and have hired a consultant to study options.RM councillors ...
Feb 14, 2019
P.A. employers named best in the province
Mediacorp Canada announced its annual list of Saskatchewan's top employers, and two of the employers mentioned have ties to Prince Albert and the northern region.Saskatchewan Polytechnic was recognize...
Feb 14, 2019
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