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Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile ...
Feb 11, 2020
Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Ottawa will announce further measures in the coming weeks to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Speaking to a fishing gear i...
Feb 11, 2020
Canadian speedskating star Kim Boutin to skip final World Cup stop
DRESDEN, Germany - Canadian short-track speedskater Kim Boutin has withdrawn from the final World Cup stop of the season. The announcement from Speed Skating Canada comes after Boutin won a gold medal...
Feb 11, 2020
Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen's University faculty of health sciences
KINGSTON, Ont. - Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. The university says Philpott, who repr...
Feb 11, 2020
Trudeau en route to Senegal for final stop of UN campaigning in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Senegal for an official visit with one of Canada's closest francophone partners in Africa. Trudeau's visit will include a meeting with Pre...
Feb 11, 2020
Donations Needed for Online Auction
N. A.R. Is looking for donations for our FIRST EVER Online Auction. Our Count Down to Spring online Auction will be held every Thursday for the months of March and April. We will be accepting new (and...
Feb 11, 2020
Raise a fork to food and the people who produce it
Canada's Agriculture Day Tuesday serves as a reminder to consumers that good food is grown close to home.Canadian consumers are only one step removed from the people who produce most of the food that ...
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Local couple miss chocolates but 'life is good' on quarantined cruise ship
A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.Lolit...
Feb 11, 2020
Sharks Swim Club Stars Shine at BrainSport Long course swim meet
The Prince Albert Sharks Swim Club went to the BrainSport long-course swim meet with a lot of ambitions and returned back with a lot of success!Twenty-three swimmers from the Prince Albert Sharks Swim...
Feb 11, 2020
SaskTel sent 30,000 copyright notices in past year
In the past year, tens of thousands of people in Saskatchewan were caught downloading Dexter and pirating Paranormal Activity.SaskTel said it sent out about 30,000 copyright infringement notices in th...
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