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Feds earmark $3.3B for provinces, territories for COVID-19 infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving ahead with plans to make it easier for provinces and territories to spend billions of dollars on infrastructure projects to address the challenges posed ...
Aug 05, 2020

Calgary Zoo worried giant pandas 'in jeopardy' as bamboo supply running out
CALGARY - Time and food supplies are running out for two giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo. Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018, along with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, after...
Aug 05, 2020

City's asphalt patchwork, infrastructure work on schedule
Battlefords residents can expect a few minor delays for local traffic this week as the city attends to several construction and repair projects.The city announced residents can expect full or partial ...
Aug 05, 2020

McCartney appointed AP's entertainment & lifestyles editor
Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press' West Coast entertainment editor who as a reporter covered the legal aftermath of Michael Jackson's death and many celebrity trials, has been appointed the news...
Aug 05, 2020

La Loche RCMP searching for assault suspect
The La Loche RCMP is requesting public assistance in locating Brennon Markus Toulejour. Toulejour, who also goes by the alias Mamoo, was born on March 14, 1992 and has been wanted by the La Loche RCMP...
Aug 05, 2020

Have you seen this man?
UPDATE: John Moostoos has been located safe. -The Prince Albert Police Service is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing person. He is 56 year old John Moostoos who went missing from...
Aug 05, 2020

Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin out for remainder of preliminary round series
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs say defenceman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from hospital and is back at the team's hotel, but will not return to the lineup during Toronto's playoff qualification se...
Aug 05, 2020

AP source: Biden won't go to Milwaukee for acceptance speech
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party's White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus. That's according to a Democrat with know...
Aug 05, 2020

Province’s back-to-school plan ‘squandered opportunity’ for relief to educators, staff, parents: STF
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze didn't hold back his - or the federation's - feelings on the province's new back-to-school plans Tuesday.Speaking in a Zoom conference just ove...
Aug 05, 2020

COVID-19 fallout: Ottawa announces details of support program for fishermen
HALIFAX - The federal government has announced details of a $469-million program aimed at helping Canada's fish harvesters deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fisherie...
Aug 05, 2020