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Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020
Buying hand sanitizer in bulk in Prince Albert
Hand sanitizer is a much-needed item for the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.While it remains a hot commodity, its local availability has improved after it was nowhere to be found a month ago. Canad...
May 13, 2020
P.A. National Park not accepting visitors this weekend
The May long weekend is coming up and while the Government of Saskatchewan has plans to allow certain businesses and services to re-open this is not the case across the board.Prince Albert National Pa...
May 13, 2020
FBI offers US$1M reward in kidnapping of Coleman and Boyle
OTTAWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to US$1 million for information directly leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the abduction of Caitlan ...
May 13, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche, province extends State of Emergency
All four of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases are in the La Loche area and while numbers are low, the provincial State of Emergency was extended for another two weeks.The new cases bring the provincial to...
May 13, 2020
After profitable 2019, Blue Bombers brace for austerity in 2020
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have reported an overall operating profit of $3.5 million for the 2019 season, but their bottom line for 2020 is looking far darker. A rosy report for 2019 wa...
May 13, 2020
MLCN councillor facing impaired driving charge
An elected band councilor for Montreal Lake Cree Nation is facing charges of driving while impaired, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and refusing to provide a breath sample.Cal Henderson is sc...
May 13, 2020
PM wants answers from China, other countries on early days of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are many questions for countries, particularly China, around the origins of COVID-19 and how they reacted in the early days of the pandemic. At the sa...
May 13, 2020
UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s....
May 13, 2020
Renovations at E.A. Rawlinson Centre and P.A. Golf and Curling Club
While they remain closed to the public, behind the scenes, some city facilities are taking advantage of government-mandated downtime to complete renovations.The city has tenders out to repair the roof...
May 13, 2020
