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New project hopes to boost voices of P.A. youth
A new five-year project aims to elevate the voices of young people in Prince Albert and revitalize the city in the process. Community Building Youth Futures (CBYF) is a federally funded project being ...
Feb 17, 2021

U.S. snow snarls COVID-19 vaccine delivery; Quebec, Ontario report fewer in hospital
Snowy weather south of the border is snarling vaccine deliveries as Canada's two biggest provinces are reporting a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Shipping company UPS temporarily closed its operat...
Feb 17, 2021

Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj's father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn't call for help, police said. ...
Feb 17, 2021

Melfort and Nipawin experience record-breaking cold ahead of warm-up
The cold snap in Saskatchewan is coming to end after record breaking cold temperatures in several communities.On Saturday, Nipawin saw the temperature dip as low as -43.9 C beating the old record of -...
Feb 17, 2021

Man charged with break-and-enter at Buffalo Narrows church
An investigation of a break-and-enter at a church in Buffalo Narrows has led to the arrest of a 49-year-old male. On the morning of Feb. 14, Buffalo Narrows RCMP were informed the Church of St. Leo th...
Feb 17, 2021

US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio and an extor...
Feb 17, 2021

Saskatchewan RCMP charge leader of Canadian Nationalist Party with hate speech
REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party with wilfully promoting hate against an identifiable group. Police say officers began investigating Travis Patro...
Feb 17, 2021

The World of Food Post-Covid: Implications for Food Industry Businesses
Presentation: What changes can we expect in our food system--in grocery stores, restaurants, food distribution channels? What trends should people expect to continue? Join Professor David Hughes--also...
Feb 17, 2021

Chris Paul memoir 'Sixty-One' coming out in September
NEW YORK - NBA All-Star Chris Paul has an off-court project in the works: His first book. Paul's "Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court" will come out in September, St. Martin's Pres...
Feb 17, 2021

Tournament of Hearts first test of Curling Canada's Calgary bubble
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson will miss having her twin daughters ask her when can they go to the hotel pool. The skip of the reigning Canadian women's curling champions says those moments are mental break...
Feb 17, 2021