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Moe talks elections & boat docks during visit to Candle Lake
Just days after by-elections in southern Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe visited Candle Lake in the heart of the Sask. United Party's (SUP) only riding. The riding is currently held by MLA Nadine Wils...
Aug 18, 2023
P.A. council meeting to discuss 11 per cent wage increase for out-of-scope workers
Prince Albert's council is holding a special meeting to approve a wage increase for out-of-scope workers.These are employees who are excluded from bargaining units with the majority in P.A. being mana...
Aug 18, 2023
Peter Ballantyne Chief speaks on successful Woodland Cree Gathering in P.A.
Hundreds of people made their way over to Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) over the past week for the Woodland Cree Gathering. It's an event hosted on the reserve where people of all ages and cultu...
Aug 18, 2023
A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains
MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. Chief Derek Nepinak of Min...
Aug 18, 2023
Petrovic sits atop leaderboard through first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - A late birdie barrage at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club vaulted Tim Petrovic into the lead after first-round play at the Shaw Charity Classic on Friday. Petrovic birdied his final thre...
Aug 18, 2023
Canada falls to Dominican Republic in final exhibition game ahead of FIBA World Cup
GRANADA, Spain - Lu Dort scored a team-high 13 points but it was not enough as Canada fell 94 - 88 to the Dominican Republic in its final tune-up game for the FIBA World Cup on Friday. Trae Bell-Hayne...
Aug 18, 2023
Lions receivers ensuring offensive hot streak continues despite battling injuries
SURREY, B.C. - Halfway through the season and the B.C. Lions receiving corps is hitting its stride. Keon Hatcher recorded a career high in receiving yards against the Calgary Stampeders last Saturday,...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian men upset at having to sit out FIFA international window in September
The Canadian men's soccer team, firing another broadside in its bitter labour battle with Canada Soccer, says it is "extremely disappointed" that it will be idle during next month's FIFA international...
Aug 18, 2023
Speed controlling devices being considered in North Battleford following increase in violations
Community Safety Officers (CSOs) in North Battleford clocked a vehicle on Railway Ave. Monday night driving 144 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and the driver was iss...
Aug 18, 2023