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Too many visitors forces B.C. to shut park on Canada-U.S. boundary
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia park that straddles the 49th parallel with Washington state will be closed because it's overwhelmed with visitors using it as a cross-border meeting point. The governm...
Jun 18, 2020
School guidelines include classroom modifications, strict hygiene and sanitization
The hoarding of toilet paper may be over, but be prepared for it to now start with hand sanitizer.It is going to be one of the major items kids and staff will need when they return to classrooms in Se...
Jun 18, 2020
Bad chocks, brake training blamed for crunching of prime minister's plane
OTTAWA - Military investigators say the Royal Canadian Air Force plane normally used by the prime minister hit a hangar wall last year after a maintenance crew used the wrong chocks, and not enough of...
Jun 18, 2020
Bombers president Miller comes to defence of CFL commissioner Ambrosie
TORONTO - Winnipeg Blue Bombers president Wade Miller came to defence of embattled CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie on Thursday. Ambrosie has come under heavy criticism recently from CFL...
Jun 18, 2020
NB International Street Performers Festival enjoyed strong success during six-year run
The North Battleford International Street Performers Festival organizers have concluded their work after providing six years of shows to the community.Kali Weber and Alexis Christensen were the two fo...
Jun 18, 2020
Lawsuit heard, movies, amusement parks get guidance
CONCORD, N.H. - A man should not be allowed to sue over a Nashua face-covering ordinance and the governor's declaration of a state of emergency because he has not cited any specific harm, lawyers said...
Jun 18, 2020
École Père Mercure celebrates third graduate in school history
It's a rare and very special occasion for the French language school cole Pre Mercure: they've celebrated the third graduate in their near 30-year history.On Wednesday evening Yann Sangar and his fami...
Jun 18, 2020
La Ronge residents excited about 80-bed long-term care facility commitment
La Ronge resident Gary Veteri is pleased with the provincial announcement this week about the future construction of an 80-bed long-term care facility in the community. Throughout the last several yea...
Jun 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:58 p.m. on June 18, 2020: There are 100,163 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,383 confirmed (incl...
Jun 18, 2020
Council debates deployment of new speed monitoring signs
Prince Albert city council is anxious to purchase and install eight new portable radar speed signs, and they want a say in where the devices are located within their wards. At Monday night's city coun...
Jun 18, 2020