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Russia denial of Navalny poisoning taken with grain of salt: Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada and its G7 allies are taking Russia's denials of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a "grain of salt." Champagne tells The C...
Sep 04, 2020

Canada not on pace to meet target to cut methane emissions by 2025
OTTAWA - Environmental advocates say Canada's new methane regulations are going to leave the country well shy of its stated goal to cut emissions of the gas nearly in half in the next five years. Prim...
Sep 04, 2020

Canadian leg of Yukon Quest dog-sled race is cancelled due to pandemic
WHITEHORSE - The Canadian side of the Yukon Quest dog-sled race has been cancelled for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yukon Quest says the annual 1,600-kilometre race had already bee...
Sep 04, 2020

Canadian leg of Yukon Quest dog-sled race is cancelled due to pandemic
WHITEHORSE - The Canadian side of the Yukon Quest dog-sled race has been cancelled for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yukon Quest says the annual 1,600-kilometre race had already bee...
Sep 04, 2020
Mel Hegland Uniplex to reopen Sept. 18, Cravings leaves concession
La Ronge's Mel Hegland Uniplex will be open by Sept. 18.There are a number of rules, however, the public will need to follow as part of the effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. For instance...
Sep 04, 2020

Household Hazardous Waste Day upcoming this month
Fall cleaning is on the horizon for North Battleford residents. Later this month, the city will hold its semi-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day. Taking place Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the ...
Sep 04, 2020

Lawyer starts job as first Indigenous president of Canadian Bar Association
WINNIPEG - Brad Regehr is a bit surprised to see the attention he's getting over his new job. The Manitoba lawyer and member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Saskatchewan is the first ...
Sep 04, 2020

Judge OKs extradition for men accused of aiding Ghosn escape
BOSTON - Two American men accused of smuggling Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan while he was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges can be extradited, a federal judge ruled ...
Sep 04, 2020

Colder weather and holidays bring new COVID-19 concerns, Tam warns
OTTAWA - Dr. Theresa Tam says the fall will bring new risks in the COVID-19 pandemic along with its colder weather and holidays that usually bring families together. Canada's chief public he...
Sep 04, 2020

First wave of funding doled out to help food processors with COVID-19 upgrades
The federal government has started providing cash for food processors across the country to help them deal with COVID-19. A $77.5-million emergency fund was announced by Prime Minister&...
Sep 04, 2020