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P.A. pulp mill wants surety amid longer term timber supply questions
Amid hints of an impending boom in the Prince Albert and area forestry sector, concerns over timber supply and who's allowed to harvest it remain. After comments from Mayor Greg Dionne pushing the pro...
Jun 01, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Economy grew at 5.6% annual rate in first quarter
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy grew an annual rate of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 01, 2021

Canada falls in shootout against Finland at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Canada will have to wait to see if it advances to the quarterfinals at the world men's hockey championship. Finland rallied for a 3-2 shootout win over Canada in the final preliminary-r...
Jun 01, 2021

New Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults, even by laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can b...
Jun 01, 2021

Warm, dry summer expected across much of Canada, Weather Network predicts
It will be a perfect summer for backyard barbecues and picnics in the park across much of Canada, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster. But the warm, dry conditions that soc...
Jun 01, 2021

Albertans can get haircuts, Canadiens move to second round : In The News for June 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 01, 2021

Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
VANCOUVER - Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington s...
Jun 01, 2021

'Delicate, sensitive process:' Expert talks on searching for burial sites with radar
EDMONTON - Searching for unmarked burial sites is a painstaking process that not all Indigenous communities could be immediately ready for after the remains of more than 200 children were found at a f...
Jun 01, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 23 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 01, 2021

Sentencing of trucker who killed Edmonton woman likely to be delayed: lawyer
EDMONTON - A lawyer says the sentencing of an Ontario trucker found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room is likely to be postponed. Bradley Barton is scheduled to appear in court this ...
Jun 01, 2021