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Illegal marijuana grow operation located in Watson
Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP located an illegal marijuana grow operation last month in Watson.On Jan. 18, RCMP responded to an alarm at a non-residential buildling on Railway Avenue and located the opera...
Feb 2, 2021
Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEO
NEW YORK - Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he's had for nearly 30 years, to...
Feb 2, 2021
Vanney adds three former Toronto FC coaches to his staff at the Los Angeles Galaxy
New Galaxy coach Greg Vanney has brought three of his assistant coaches at Toronto FC to Los Angeles. The former TFC assistants are Dan Calichman, Nick Theslof and Jason Bent. Calichman and Theslof we...
Feb 2, 2021
P.A. non-profit reflects on $60,000 Community Airtime Award
A local non-profit group is reflecting on the boost it received almost a year ago when it secured a big, free, marketing shot in the arm: the $60,000 Power 99 Community Airtime Award, sponsored by Car...
Feb 2, 2021
NDP calling for end to for-profit care homes in Sask.
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling the treatment of seniors in long-term care under the pandemic a failure.Matt Love, the NDP critic for seniors, said the provincial government failed to act on what he c...
Feb 2, 2021
Second Alberta town asks for coal consultations, pause on exploration
A second southern Alberta town is asking the provincial government to order a stop to coal exploration work until public consultations on the issue can be held. The town council of Turner Valley appro...
Feb 2, 2021
Veteran quarterback Nichols looking forward to playing under LaPolice again in Ottawa
Matt Nichols is betting a 2021 CFL season will be played. The veteran quarterback's two-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks reportedly includes a $200,000 report-and-pass bonus. To collect the money, ...
Feb 2, 2021
Shellbrook supports call for Highway 3 twinning
Citing the need to address increased traffic volumes, created by a proposed forestry manufacturing production facility north of Prince Albert, the Town of Shellbrook is adding its voice to a renewed c...
Feb 2, 2021
UK variant in two COVID-19 cases detected in Saskatchewan
The province administered 106 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,575.As of Feb. 2, 109 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overa...
Feb 2, 2021
Union alleges systemic harassment, discrimination at Veterans Affairs Canada
OTTAWA - One of the unions representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is alleging widespread harassment and discrimination within the department following a survey of its members.The Union of Vet...
Feb 2, 2021
