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HALIFAX - The mass killing in Nova Scotia and the COVID-19 pandemic helped push the number of homicides nationally in 2020 to its highest level in nearly 30 years, Statistics Canada reported Thursday....

As of Nov. 25, there are 96 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 80,667 reported cases.In Northern Saskatchewan, these cases were found in the Far North East...

The Prince Albert Police Service continues to respond to a high number of vehicle thefts, and a vast majority could possibly have been prevented.There were 309 reported to the end of October, which wa...

OTTAWA - The federal government has told Boeing that its bid to replace Canada's aging CF-18s with a new fleet of the American company's Super Hornet fighter jets did not meets its requirements. Three...

The Assembly of First Nations has announced the 13 delegates who will be going to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month. The delegation include elders, residential school survivors and yout...

QUEBEC - A year after posting a record deficit, the Quebec government tabled an economic update today that contains a smaller-than-expected deficit thanks to a spike in economic growth. Finance minist...

Another day, another individual honour for David Menard. The Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman was named the East Division's top Canadian on Thursday after registering a conference-high eight sacks...

The Battlefords Wildlife Federation is hosting its Annual Henry Kelsey Horn Scoring Drop n'Go on Saturday, December 11. See the poster below for details.

Calling all Watsonair patrons, former members and those who would like to contribute! We are looking for your help! In previous years all of the proceeds of our Christmas Carol Festival have been dona...

OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says a federal pandemic aid program for the oil and gas sector that was supposed to retain jobs and cut greenhouse-gas emissions is not set up to actually do...