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'Budgets are about choices': CUPE calls out P.A. decision-making with paratransit services in need of funding
CUPE Saskatchewan is putting its support behind the Prince Albert Community Service Centre (CSC) as it struggles to get extra funding from the City of P.A.Without an additional $103,000, the CSC would...
Feb 8, 2024
Wahpeton Dakota Nation celebrates opening of new on-reserve building for child and family services
A first-of-its kind home for child and family services (CFS), is now officially open at Wahpeton Dakota Nation, north of Prince Albert. Thursday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for QBOW's new sub-office, ma...
Feb 8, 2024
Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides
WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a ...
Feb 8, 2024
Canadian Eddie Brahimir looks to leave mark on Power Slap card in Las Vegas
With all eyes on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas this weekend, Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir is ready to make his own mark in Sin City. Preferably on the face of American middleweight Branden (The B...
Feb 8, 2024
Push to change national bar association's position on assisted dying expansion fails
OTTAWA - The Canadian Bar Association has voted to maintain its support for expanding assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole condition is a mental illness. Lawyers belonging to the national a...
Feb 8, 2024
Grieving parents said they were told to pay $200 to meet Quebec minister
QUEBEC - The parents of a woman who was killed in a car crash say the Coalition Avenir Qubec party offered access to the provincial transport minister for $100 per person. Antoine Bittar and lizabeth ...
Feb 8, 2024
Boeser reflects on journey to crack 30 goal mark for Canucks
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser has spoken over the years about wanting to crack the 30 goal mark after getting close in his first season with the Vancouver Canucks. This NHL season, he jokes that by avoidin...
Feb 8, 2024
Montreal Alouettes grant veteran defensive lineman Sewell his release
MONTREAL - Almondo Sewell is hitting the free-agent market a little early. The Montreal Alouettes announced Thursday that they have granted the veteran defensive lineman's request to be released. CFL ...
Feb 8, 2024
Poilievre pledges to fix broken access-to-information system, release more faster
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pledging to fix the federal access-to-information system to speed up response times and release more information. He made the commitment speaking to re...
Feb 8, 2024
Local news cuts at Bell come after it was granted $40M in regulatory relief: St-Onge
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is accusing Bell Media of breaking its promise to invest in local news after the company was granted more than $40 million in annual regulatory relief. That'...
Feb 8, 2024
