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Conditional approval given in La Ronge for family to own laying hens
La Ronge council has conditionally approved a local family to acquire standard brown laying hens.The decision was made at a regular council meeting last week and letters have been sent to nearby neigh...
Jul 27, 2021

Canadian border workers vote in favour of striking as soon as Aug. 6, union says
Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border with the United States next month after members of a union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees vote...
Jul 27, 2021

U12 Sox claim provincial gold in Prince Albert
The Meadow Lake Sox U12 softball team had a weekend to remember at provincials in Prince Albert, winning gold in the A-North division. The highest level of provincial competition for their age group, ...
Jul 27, 2021

CPCA wraps in Little Pine, off to Frog Lake
The CPCA wrapped up week four of the 2021 season in Little Pine First Nation and the race for first place is getting increasingly competitive.Danny Ringuette of Bonnyville, Alta., took home the aggreg...
Jul 27, 2021

Canucks goalie Braden Holtby, Oilers forward James Neal set for buyouts
The Vancouver Canucks have placed goalie Braden Holtby on waivers ahead of a buyout. The 31-year-old netminder came to Vancouver in free agency last year, signing a two-year deal with an average annua...
Jul 27, 2021

Riverdogs end season with U14B provincial gold
The U14B Tisdale Riverdogs brought home some provincial gold over the weekend following a grueling slog to the top of the podium.Team manager, Kali Cortus, said the team was down 0-10 against Watrous ...
Jul 27, 2021

It will take pressure to get some provinces to sign child-care deal: Trudeau
MONCTON, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will take pressure from activists, unions and family groups to get some provinces to sign on to his government's national child-care program. Trud...
Jul 27, 2021

Annamie Paul says Green party convention will go ahead even if election is underway
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul says the party will hold a national convention next month even if a federal election campaign is in full swing. At a climate roundtable this morning, Paul told repor...
Jul 27, 2021

Vancouver Canucks sign forward Conor Garland to five-year, US$24.75-million deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have locked up one of their latest acquisitions, signing forward Conor Garland to a five-year contract. The club says the deal comes with an average annual value of U...
Jul 27, 2021

One-time payments to seniors over 75 likely to also go to the dead, documents say
OTTAWA - Canada's seniors minister was warned in the spring that the Liberal government's plan to send $500 payments to pensioners in August would end with some of the money going to people who had di...
Jul 27, 2021