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Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds to global COVID-19 effort
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign aid budget is swelling noticeably today with International Development Minister Karina Gould's announcement of $485 million in new funding towards the global effort to provid...
Dec 14, 2020

PAPL First Online Library Book Sale
The Prince Albert Public Library is hosting its first Online Library Book Sale.See the poster for full details.
Dec 14, 2020

Canadian Census Jobs
The next census will take place in May 2021. Census information is important to all communities and is vital for planning schools, daycare, family services, public transportation and skills training f...
Dec 14, 2020

London placed under toughest coronavirus restrictions
London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the British government said Monday. Health Sec...
Dec 14, 2020

US blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence offic...
Dec 14, 2020

A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history was set to begin Monday in Ontario and Quebec after the country received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment over the weekend.The Canadian mili...
Dec 14, 2020

Saskatchewan Craft Council Fine Craft Boutique
Located within the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, SCC Fine Craft Boutique is a distinctive gallery gift shop offering the handmade work of over 85 juried SCC members. The Gallery & Boutique a...
Dec 14, 2020

Outlaws Christmas Toy Drive
We are starting a new Christmas tradition of our own. Sunday, December 20th, we will be driving around a few trucks and picking up any toys you'd be willing to donate. We are looking to fill the boxes...
Dec 14, 2020

Quebec to begin inoculating against COVID-19 as first vaccines arrive
MONTREAL - Quebec's first COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered Monday afternoon in Montreal, a public health official said, as health-care workers prepared for what is being called the "historic...
Dec 14, 2020

Canada a bright light in a horrible year for refugee resettlement: UN refugee agency
OTTAWA - The year 2020 will go down as the worst for refugee resettlement in recent history, says the UN refugee agency's Canadian representative. With nearly 168 countries implementing border and tra...
Dec 14, 2020