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Bridge linking Montreal to highway toward Ontario to be closed for safety concerns
MONTREAL - One of the main bridges motorists use to travel from Montreal to Ontario on the Trans-Canada Highway system has been closed for safety reasons. Quebec Transport Minister Franois Bonnardel s...
May 20, 2021
B.C. resident faces hate speech charge after complaint made to War Crimes Program
OTTAWA - A probe by the RCMP's international investigations section into videos that allegedly threatened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in charges against a man living in Kel...
May 20, 2021
General overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign urges military, society to be better
OTTAWA - During her first public appearance since taking over management of Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie urged the military - and all Canadians - to strive to do be...
May 20, 2021
Lone Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq opts not to seek reelection
OTTAWA - Nunavut's sole MP says she will not seek re-election when Canadians next go to the polls. In a social media post Thursday, New Democrat Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that after weeks of reflection and...
May 20, 2021
Five men charged after two incidents at Nipawin home
Five men have been charged after two separate incidents at a home in Nipawin.RCMP were called to the home in the 100 block of Seymour Street for an assault complaint on May 18 shortly before 4 a.m.Cre...
May 20, 2021
Beleaguered Vancouver Canucks looking ahead after season marred by injuries, COVID-19
VANCOUVER - After a season punctuated by a COVID-19 outbreak and a grinding schedule, the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks are looking forward. Captain Bo Horvat believes the adversity his squad weathere...
May 20, 2021
Have You Had Your Water Tested?
Without recharge, good quality surface water can quickly become poor and potentially harmful to your livestock. Grab a 1L sample from your livestock water source and bring it into your local regional ...
May 20, 2021
Province reports 146 new cases of COVID-19, 1,785 considered active
The province is reporting an additional 146 new cases today in Saskatchewan along with 147 recoveries. This brings the provincial total to 45,128 cases; 42,821 recoveries and 1,785 cases are considere...
May 20, 2021
No independent oversight of federal obligation to routinely publish info: officials
OTTAWA - Senior officials acknowledged today there is no independent oversight of the requirement that federal departments proactively publish government records. Justin Trudeau promised in the 2015 e...
May 20, 2021
Holy Family's Sherry Landry receives Connie Acton Award of Merit
Local educator, Sherry Landry has been named the recipient of the Connie Acton Award of Merit for 2021. A member of the school division for over 20 years- the last 12 of which have been spent as assis...
May 20, 2021