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Funds announced to help disability groups communicate with clients amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is investing $1.1 million to support national disability organizations to help them reach out to people amid COVID-19. Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...
Jun 06, 2020
Supporters want commitment on status for asylum seekers on COVID-19 front
MONTREAL - Demonstrators were back in front of the prime minister's riding office in Montreal demanding a firm commitment from the federal and provincial governments for asylum seekers working on Queb...
Jun 06, 2020
Indigenous chief alleges RCMP beat him during arrest that began over expired tags
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation is calling for the government to investigate after he alleges RCMP assaulted him during an arrest that he says began over a simple m...
Jun 06, 2020
N.B. chiefs seek justice system review after police shooting of Indigenous woman
FREDERICTON - The chiefs of a coalition of Maliseet First Nations are calling for an independent probe of the New Brunswick justice system after a fatal police shooting of a 2...
Jun 06, 2020
Applications being accepted for public art funding
The City of Prince Albert is reminding local community groups about the Public Art Partnership Stimulus Fund. The program provides funds to groups looking to do public art projects, with a recent exam...
Jun 06, 2020
Restrictions posing minimal disruption at Cooke
So far, so good at Cooke Municipal Golf Course since opening with COVID-19 restrictions in place on May 22.One of the restrictions to ensure physical distancing on the course is a 12-minute gap betwee...
Jun 06, 2020
N.B. chiefs seek justice system review after police shooting of Indigenous woman
FREDERICTON - The chiefs of a coalition of Maliseet First Nations are calling for an independent probe of the New Brunswick justice system after a fatal police shooting of a 2...
Jun 06, 2020
OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - OPEC and allied nations agreed Saturday to extend a production cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through the end of July, hoping to boost energy prices hard-h...
Jun 06, 2020
'A huge moment for us': NHL exec. on players speaking out about social justice
Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They're the ones she's gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd's body as a white police office...
Jun 06, 2020
Early morning fire consumes home
At approximately 5:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Prince Albert Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire on the 900 block of 18th St. W.On arrival, the house was found fully en...
Jun 06, 2020
