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Library asks City for money for renovations to lower level
The Prince Albert Public Library is asking the City of Prince Albert for $100,000 to complete major renovations on the John M. Cuelenaere branch's lower level, including its auditorium. Chair of the l...
Dec 10, 2020

All quiet on Jays' front - for now - as baseball's virtual winter meetings wrap
It was status quo for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday as the annual winter meetings wrapped without any significant moves by Canada's only big-league team. Entering the four-day virtual sessions wit...
Dec 10, 2020

St. Michael School moves to remote learning due to COVID-19 exposure
On Thursday evening, the Prince Albert Catholic School Division announced that St. Michael Community School will move to remote learning after two COVID-19 cases in the school were confirmed. "After c...
Dec 10, 2020

US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax reve...
Dec 10, 2020

Quebec mother who pleaded guilty in daughter's death testifies at coroner's inquest
QUEBEC - A mother who pleaded guilty earlier this year to killing her two-year-old daughter told a coroner's inquest that she was desperate and broke at the time of the murder. Audrey Gagnon testified...
Dec 10, 2020

Fond du Lac Airport improvements begin
Work has started to upgrade the Fond du Lac Airport with a number of safety improvements. That's according to a provincial media release, which states the total cost for construction comes in at $14 m...
Dec 10, 2020

Quebec police probe fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards with peewee tournament logo
QUEBEC - The organizers of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament are warning against fake Alexis Lafreniere cards from the tournament circulating on websites. Quebec City police say they are i...
Dec 10, 2020

CONCACAF revamps women's World Cup qualifying, creates Women's Nations League
TORONTO - CONCACAF is revamping its senior women competitions, changing its World Cup qualifying process and following the men by creating a Women's Nations League. CONCACAF, which covers North and Ce...
Dec 10, 2020

Yukon releases strategy in response to MMIW national inquiry report
Yukon has released what it says is the first comprehensive response to a national inquiry's report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The report contained 231 "calls to justice" whe...
Dec 10, 2020

Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March
WHITEHORSE - Yukon says it will get Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in January.Premier Sandy Silver says the territory will get enough of the vaccine for every adult who wants it.Health minister Pauline Fr...
Dec 10, 2020