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HMCS Fredericton returns after six-month mission marked by tragic helicopter crash
HALIFAX - HMCS Fredericton is returning home today, nearly three months after a deadly helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six crew members. The members of the Canadian Armed Forces lost t...
Jul 28, 2020
Nate Pearson set to make MLB debut with Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday
WASHINGTON - Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson will make his major-league debut Wednesday night in Washington against the Nationals. The right-hander will start the third of four straight ga...
Jul 27, 2020
Hernández hits 2 of 4 Blue Jays homers in 4-1 win at Nats
WASHINGTON - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's four solo homers off Anbal Snchez to account for all the Blue Jays' scoring in a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Rowdy Tel...
Jul 27, 2020
US won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON - The Trump administration has agreed not to expel a group of immigrant children it detained in a Texas hotel under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus and will instead allow them ...
Jul 27, 2020
Community program steps in to help fill voids created by COVID-19 pandemic
Work is continuing to help keep children fed during the COVID-19 pandemic.One of the initiatives working to do this is After the Bell Food Packs, which is providing breakfast bags to kids who are in n...
Jul 27, 2020
RCMP's STEP initiative cracks down on road safety in the Battlefords
It was a busy couple of days for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) in North Battleford last week.The program, hosted by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, in partnership with SGI, feat...
Jul 27, 2020
Historic Air Ronge cemetery sign set for restoration
"If we did not as brothers live, let us here as brothers lie."Those are likely the words that will soon return to the La Ronge Cemetery in Air Ronge thanks to recent inquires by village resident Karen...
Jul 27, 2020
Expanded COVID-19 testing causing delays, but aiding physicians
Symptomatic or not, the province has assured anyone can be tested. The new initiative has led to many seeking tests, but that increase has led to higher wait times for scheduled testing. Residents acr...
Jul 27, 2020
Randy Hoback to host four local drive-thru barbecues
The summer is typically a busy time for Prince Albert Member of Parliament Randy Hoback.He normally takes the summer to travel to communities across the riding, shaking hands, attending events, holdin...
Jul 27, 2020
Truck tires tumble across busy street and into local business
A local business is repairing damage caused by an unlikely incident that sent a tandem axle vaulting across a major road in Prince Albert on Sunday afternoon.A semi truck was heading southbound along ...
Jul 27, 2020