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Wise Uses for Income Tax Refunds
It is that time of year again -- time to file your income taxes. Although some people may find that they owe taxes this year, many people will be getting an income tax refund. A lot of people seem to ...
Apr 25, 2022
Canadian military not doing enough to detect, prevent extremism in the ranks: Report
OTTAWA - A scathing new report on racism in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military is not doing enough to detect and prevent white supremacists and other extremists from infiltrating its ranks. T...
Apr 25, 2022
Dog park and branch library on agenda
Monday's city council meeting looks to be a hefty one as council considers items such an off-leash dog park and a branch library in the South Hill area. The branch library has a probable cost of $7.6 ...
Apr 25, 2022
New cannabis store, agreement with Hawks being discussed at latest Nipawin council meeting
Nipawin could soon be getting a second cannabis store.The town's council meets on Monday to discuss whether to allow the retail store open.Reds Cannabis has applied to set up shop at the intersection ...
Apr 25, 2022
17 dead in Russian military research facility fire last week
MOSCOW (AP) - At least 17 people have died in last week's fire at a Russian military research facility, authorities said Monday. The regional government in Tver, a city about 180 kilometers (112 miles...
Apr 25, 2022
Upcoming census release to show how country is aging, detail gender for first time
OTTAWA - To Parminder Raina, age is really just a number - scientifically speaking. Raina, the scientific director of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, points to the difference between com...
Apr 25, 2022
Public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting resumes with focus on replica RCMP car
HALIFAX - A public inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume today in Halifax with a focus on the replica RCMP police car the killer drove and the police gear he ac...
Apr 25, 2022
Government must call inquiry into use of Emergencies Act today
OTTAWA - The federal government has until the end of the day to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. M...
Apr 25, 2022
US promises new aid to Ukraine in fight against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Top American officials promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hundreds of millions of dollars in new aid during the highest-level U.S. visit to Ukraine since the start o...
Apr 24, 2022
In Kyiv, Blinken and Austin announce aid, diplomatic surge
NEAR THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN BORDER (AP) - The United States announced new military assistance for Ukraine and a renewed diplomatic push in the war-ravaged nation as President Joe Biden's secretary of st...
Apr 24, 2022