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Environment Canada predicts warm summer across country, especially the east
Environment Canada is predicting a warmer-than-usual summer for the entire country, with the provinces east of Manitoba sweltering the most. But meteorologist Jennifer Smith says rain is harder to pre...
Jun 11, 2024

Iconic B.C. museum reopens after 'cutting-edge' 18-month seismic upgrade
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's most prominent museums is reopening after an 18-month upgrade for "cutting-edge" base-isolation retrofitting that would allow it to survive a once-in-2,500-year earthquake....
Jun 11, 2024

Ontario man charged with trafficking 160 grams of cocaine
A man from Ontario is facing a number of drug trafficking charges after Prince Albert Police seized 160 grams of crack cocaine and $20,000 plus a cutting agent. Officers charged the 26-year-old after ...
Jun 11, 2024

Major collision closes section of Highway 17 near Lloydminster
*Update: The highway has been reopened.Highway 17 north of Lloydminster has been closed after a serious crash was reported earlier today. Maidstone RCMP have placed detours and drivers should expect d...
Jun 11, 2024

More homes for Battleford subdivision
The project to add multi-unit homes in the Heritage Landing Crescent area in Battleford is entering the next stage of development and according to Mayor Ames Leslie, the subdivision of the property in...
Jun 11, 2024

SaskTel installs new 5G monopole tower in La Ronge
A new tower erected in La Ronge last week will boost 5G capacity in the area. That's according to an email to larongeNOW from SaskTel, which states they are replacing an existing tower structure with ...
Jun 11, 2024

'It's a beautiful feeling': Quadruplets at home after several months in hospital
After about three months in Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, the leap day quadruplets are all finally at home. "The first baby (Aleah) came home about two weeks ago," said their mother Sa...
Jun 11, 2024

Freeland to oilsands: Tax credit nearly law, time to start building carbon capture
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says a major federal tax credit to help build carbon capture projects is almost in place and she wants to see quick progress on the project promised by Cana...
Jun 11, 2024

Federal Court judge finds minister took too long in case of endangered spotted owl
A judge has sided with a British Columbia group that argued the federal environment minister took too long by waiting more than eight months to recommend an emergency protection order for the endanger...
Jun 11, 2024

Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Monday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. Governme...
Jun 11, 2024