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Bruising forward Wayne Simmonds calls time on NHL career: 'I'm done'
TORONTO - The Wayne Train has made its final stop. After 15 hard-nosed NHL seasons where he filled the net and threw plenty of fists, Wayne Simmonds has called time on his playing career. The 35-year-...
Jan 26, 2024

Inductees for P.A. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 announced
Seven P.A. sports figures will have their legacy cemented forever in the Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame later this year. During a press conference at the Hall of Fame in the Art Hauser Centre on Fr...
Jan 26, 2024

Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search for remains
WINNIPEG - The proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million - about half the projected maximum in an earlier estimate - although ...
Jan 26, 2024

Meadow Lake Library to host first Cat Café
Meadow Lake Library is partnering with the Meadow Lake and District Humane Society to host its first-ever Cat Caf.The event will take place on Jan. 31, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the library. "We have p...
Jan 26, 2024

'It's a way of life': Northern commuters say charter flights like taking the bus
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - Northerners jump on small charter planes like people in the South would into taxis or buses, says the co-owner of Aunty's Korner Store in Fort Smith, N.W.T., where residents have ...
Jan 26, 2024

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas asks CAS to overturn race ban rules as discrimination
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has asked a Swiss sports court to overturn rules imposed by World Aquatics that stop her competing in elite women's races and she says are d...
Jan 26, 2024

Suspect ID’d in robbery and bear spray incident posted to social media
A suspect has been identified by police after two videos showing an assault and robbery surfaced on social media.Prince Albert Police said they are investigating the robbery attempt that also involved...
Jan 26, 2024

B.C. inquest sees videos from inside burning Winters Hotel on day of fatal fire
BURNABY - A coroner's inquest into the deadly Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver has seen video footage of the blaze from inside the rooming facility, showing heavy smoke billowing from a unit, then flam...
Jan 26, 2024

Cap on student visas should help take pressure off soaring rents, Macklem says
OTTAWA - As the debate rages on about how to tackle rapidly rising housing costs, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the newly announced cap on international student enrolments should help ease...
Jan 26, 2024

Labrador Inuit leader feels hope after decades of neglect of region's housing
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The leader of the Nunatsiavut Inuit in Labrador says a meeting Thursday with the federal housing advocate and the provincial government was an important step after years of neglect ...
Jan 26, 2024