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User-generated content not a target of Broadcast Act changes, says heritage minister
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for making changes to Canada's broadcasting laws says legislation he introduced recently does not target user-generated online content.Heritage Minister Steven Guilbe...
Mar 08, 2021
Province reports 97 new COVID-19 cases and one death
For the third day this year, new daily cases of COVID-19 are under 100 with 97 reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 29,806 cases. The government also reported another 151 recover...
Mar 08, 2021
Marcel de Jong leads fight to organize CPL players, pointing to uneven playing field
As a veteran who played in the Netherlands, Germany and Major League Soccer, Marcel de Jong had more bargaining power than most when he came to the Canadian Premier League. The Canadian international,...
Mar 08, 2021
Canadian Premier League offers first look at its bottom line
Entering its third season, the Canadian Premier League has demonstrated there is an appetite for a domestic soccer circuit. Two-time champion Forge FC has done the CPL proud in CONCACAF club play. Atl...
Mar 08, 2021
Importance of family and safety highlighted during women's walk
Nearly two dozen men, women and children took part in a special walk Monday in Prince Albert, that helped raise awareness about some of the challenges facing women in today's day and age.Coinciding wi...
Mar 08, 2021
Oklahoma panel advances convicted killer's commutation
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 on Monday to advance death row inmate Julius Jones' request for a reduced sentence, setting up the possibility that he could avoid lethal i...
Mar 08, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Alberta Appeal Court orders 3rd trial for parents in toddler's death
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has ordered a third trial for a couple originally convicted then found not guilty in the death of their ill son. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted a request by the ...
Mar 08, 2021
Attack on Saudi oil site fuels upward march for crude prices
BANGKOK - Oil prices remained elevated Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increa...
Mar 08, 2021
Potential for more blocked culverts than usual this spring in P.A.
City crews are prepping for a messy spring with remnants of November's snow dump and January's ice storm complicating things in Prince Albert's drainage channels. Director of Public Works Wes Hicks to...
Mar 08, 2021
Commons committee expands probe to include allegations against current defence chief
OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons defence committee have agreed to invite several senior Liberal government officials to testify as part an expanded probe into allegations of misconduct against...
Mar 08, 2021
