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Nova Scotia premier waiting for feds before determining mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is still not committing to a public inquiry into the shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives last month, saying the province is waiting to see what federal authorities u...
May 13, 2020
Kenney slams China's handling of COVID-19, urges North American 'onshoring'
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney added his voice to the anti-China chorus Wednesday, savaging the communist republic's handling of the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak and urging Canada...
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 dominates the rhetoric, and the reality, of MPs on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Bright spotlights, metal girders and the stone backdrop of West Block's interior courtyard give the temporary home of the House of Commons the feel of a movie set. Perfect, some have obs...
May 13, 2020
Miller, the first player back at Raptors' OVO Centre, happy to be back on floor
TORONTO - It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor wit...
May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020
North Battleford receives over $2 million in infrastructure funding
The injection of $320 million for infrastructure projects announced by the Saskatchewan Government last week is a welcome development for business in the Battlefords, as municipalities, the Chamber of...
May 13, 2020
R.M. of Nipawin removes large garbage and recycling bins, citing ‘abuse’
Rate payers in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Nipawin No. 487 will need to dump their household garbage to the BARWA Landfill or the Waste Diversion Centre throughout the summer.The R.M. removed the...
May 13, 2020
Buying hand sanitizer in bulk in Prince Albert
Hand sanitizer is a much-needed item for the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.While it remains a hot commodity, its local availability has improved after it was nowhere to be found a month ago. Canad...
May 13, 2020
P.A. National Park not accepting visitors this weekend
The May long weekend is coming up and while the Government of Saskatchewan has plans to allow certain businesses and services to re-open this is not the case across the board.Prince Albert National Pa...
May 13, 2020
FBI offers US$1M reward in kidnapping of Coleman and Boyle
OTTAWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to US$1 million for information directly leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the abduction of Caitlan ...
May 13, 2020