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Fuel Good Day is back!
Fuel Good Day is back!On Tuesday September 17th, eight Lake Country Co-op Gas Bars will be participating in Fuel Good Day 2019! We will be donating 5 cents of every litre sold to deserving charities i...
Sep 12, 2019
Manitoba premier sees majority as affirmation; admits PCs must 'listen better'
WINNIPEG - Brian Pallister and his Progressive Conservatives went early and won big. Pallister called an election more than a year before it was scheduled and the vote Tuesday ended with a second cons...
Sep 12, 2019
Glen Assoun to receive initial compensation payment for wrongful murder conviction
HALIFAX - A Halifax man will receive preliminary compensation from the federal and provincial governments after spending almost 17 years in prison as the result of a wron...
Sep 12, 2019
Bianca Andreescu eyes Beijing for return after winning U.S. Open
MONTREAL - Bianca Andreescu's coach says his star player is heading right back to work after her historic win in the U.S. Open. After a few days off to celebrate, the 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont...
Sep 12, 2019
Ukraine: Director in prisoner swap backs jailed Russians
MINSK, Belarus - A film director who was included in a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia spoke out Tuesday on behalf of suspected political detainees in Russia, promising to advocate ...
Sep 12, 2019
Songs by Prince Albert inmates exhibited at Mann Gallery
Artist Cheryl L'Hirondelle wanted to do something differently when she was invited to perform at Pine Grove Correctional Facility in 2008."I love this notion of making something, of not just visiting ...
Sep 12, 2019 Screen captures from the music video "Wintercount: Can't Break Us" (submitted/Common Weal Community Arts)
New Atwood novel 'The Testaments' revisits dystopian world
LONDON - Margaret Atwood often gets asked if "The Testaments," her sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. "Let us hope so," she says drily. The Canadian author noted as her new ...
Sep 12, 2019
Mississauga, Toronto express interest in holding celebration for Andreescu
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu's hometown of Mississauga, Ont., as well as neighbouring Toronto, are eager to hold celebrations for the Canadian tennis star. It is not yet known if there will be any publi...
Sep 12, 2019
Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign
OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...
Sep 12, 2019
In the news today, Sept. 12
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 12 --- LEADERS DIVE INTO DAY 2 OF THE CAMPAIGN With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for ...
Sep 12, 2019
