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NHL board of governors gives thumbs up to league's inclusivity efforts
MANALAPAN, N.J. - The NHL board of governors has given a thumbs up to the league's efforts on safety, inclusivity and respect. Kim Davis, executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives ...
Dec 9, 2021
Work is ongoing to end remaining long-term drinking water advisories: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government remains committed to ending all long-term drinking water advisories that exist on First Nations, despite not setting a new date to do...
Dec 9, 2021
NYC lawmakers pass bill giving noncitizens right to vote
NEW YORK (AP) - Noncitizens in New York City would gain the right to vote in municipal elections under a measure approved Thursday by the City Council that would give access to the ballot box to 800,0...
Dec 9, 2021
Order to produce docs on fired scientists ended with dissolution of Parliament: Rota
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have lost their bid to resurrect a House of Commons order demanding the release of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest security labo...
Dec 9, 2021
Trailer fire leaves friends and small dog homeless
A trailer at the Eastview Trailer Park has been reduced to a pile of ash and twisted metal, following a fire there early Wednesday afternoon.The Prince Albert Fire Department was dispatched to the sce...
Dec 9, 2021
P.A. Food Bank anticipating rise in clients as food prices expected to increase
The Prince Albert Food Bank is anticipating a big rise in people needing their help.The Canada's Food Price annual report released on Thursday forecasted costs to increase by as much as seven per cent...
Dec 9, 2021
Rapid tests advised by Ontario experts in COVID fight, Quebec sending them for kids
TORONTO - Rapid COVID-19 tests can help stop transmission and could be valuable tools in workplaces and schools, Ontario experts said Thursday, while Quebec announced test kits for kids amid calls for...
Dec 9, 2021
Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says
OTTAWA - Two former judges who led consultations on creation of an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences say the new body must be proactive and not simpl...
Dec 9, 2021
Marshall hired as Canadian rowing coach through 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
The Canadian rowing team will have a new coach at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. Phil Marshall, who coached Canadians Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens to bronze in the women's pair at...
Dec 9, 2021
Semi-truck holds up traffic on 15th St. E. after getting stuck
There was an accident involving a supply truck that blocked traffic on 15th Street East Thursday morning.A semi-truck that sat horizontally across the road beside Dr. Javas Coffee House blocked the ro...
Dec 9, 2021
