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Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign
BOSTON (AP) - Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year. Kennedy, a member of one of the country's ...
Apr 19, 2023
What to do if you find needles on the ground in P.A.
People walking around Prince Albert may notice used needles on the ground.With the warmer weather we've been recently experiencing has melted most of the snow away, revealing trash that wasn't properl...
Apr 19, 2023
'Keira's Law' will strengthen laws surrounding domestic violence, advocates say
OTTAWA - Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as "Keira's law," which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate pa...
Apr 19, 2023
Canucks sign defenceman Elias Pettersson to three year, entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Elias Pettersson has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The 19-year-old is not related to Canucks star centre Elias Pettersson. P...
Apr 19, 2023
Aid groups to testify on bill aiming to unblock humanitarian work in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Humanitarian and development groups are expected to testify this afternoon as the House justice committee examines a bill that would amend the Criminal Code to allow aid workers to operate in...
Apr 19, 2023
Highways closed as southeastern Sask. pummelled by blast of winter weather
Highways in southeastern Saskatchewan were closed Wednesday morning as a spring storm slammed into the province.According to the Highway Hotline, the closures affected Highway 6 from the United States...
Apr 19, 2023
Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to ...
Apr 19, 2023
Emergency crews respond to single vehicle rollover north of P.A.
Emergency crews were busy early Wednesday morning after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 3, just south of Spruce Home. Upon arrival, fire crews found an SUV on its side in the west ditch of the hi...
Apr 19, 2023
Feds aim to lock in equalization formula until 2029 as part of omnibus budget motion
OTTAWA - The federal government is aiming to lock in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, as part of an omnibus motion in Parliament that seeks to implement budget measures. ...
Apr 19, 2023
Alberta's United Conservative government releases 'aspirational' plan on climate
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party government is releasing a plan that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The plan, which describes itself as "aspiration...
Apr 19, 2023
