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As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also powerful sentiment against him from the Judiciary branch, where black-robed judges who sit...
Dec 6, 2019
Ontario not on track to achieve 2030 emissions reductions targets: auditor
TORONTO - Ontario is unlikely to meet its 2030 emissions target under its current climate change plan - and Premier Doug Ford's government knows it, the province's auditor gen...
Dec 6, 2019
Prosecutors accuse Weinstein of mishandling ankle monitor
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time, a New York prosecutor argued Friday. Pr...
Dec 6, 2019
Buffalo bishop resigns under fire for handling of misconduct
NEW YORK - Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigned Wednesday, forced to step aside amid mounting calls for his ouster from his staff, priests and public over his handling of allegations of clergy se...
Dec 6, 2019
N.S. girl earns bravery award for saving family from van that plunged into river
HALIFAX - Six-year-old Sophia Grace LeBlanc and two siblings were in a van driven by their mother in November 2018 when the vehicle left the highway near Little River, N.S., and plunged into a river, ...
Dec 6, 2019
Roughriders name Jason Maas offensive co-ordinator
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have hired Jason Maas to be their new offensive co-ordinator, replacing Stephen McAdoo.The CFL team made the announcement Friday, when they also announced Jason Shivers is...
Dec 6, 2019 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...
Dec 6, 2019
Horsin' Around in Watson
The Wadena Arts Council encourages all music lovers to attend Horsin' Around CD Release and Concert at St. Bride's Anglican Church in Watson on Sunday, December 15.See the poster for details on a grea...
Dec 6, 2019
Feds approve Alberta's carbon tax on big industrial emitters
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says today his department agrees Alberta's planne...
Dec 6, 2019
Ties between Trudeau, Trump tested at close of NATO summit
WATFORD, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau escaped an international summit with his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump apparently intact despite ill-timed commen...
Dec 6, 2019
