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Mask, vaccine mandates for travel defended as government eases border restrictions
OTTAWA - The government signalled it is aspiring to a "more sustainable" approach to COVID-19 restrictions at the border with several small changes Friday, but public health officials say vaccine and ...
Apr 22, 2022

Hockey world grieves Guy Lafleur's passing, celebrates his legacy
Guy Lafleur racing down the right side, his trademark mane trailing behind him, before he struck one of his signature thunderclap slapshots is an image that's been burned into the memories of hockey f...
Apr 22, 2022

Nurse says it would be a "heckuva challenge" to come back from 0-3
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is unruffled by the fact no team in NBA history has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. "I think it's a heckuva challenge, and somebody's got to do i...
Apr 22, 2022

McCarthy, Trump have 'positive' call despite Jan. 6 audio
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had a "positive" call with Donald Trump and appeared to be suffering little political blowback Friday from the release of audio in which he sug...
Apr 22, 2022

Conservative leadership candidates propose ideas that carry some political baggage
OTTAWA - Two thorny ideas have been injected into the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada: Ending supply management and support for more private health-care options. The ideas were presented...
Apr 22, 2022

Town planning celebration for National Indigenous Peoples Day
The Town of Battleford announced it is making plans to host a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration coming up.The event will be be held Thursday, June 16 in downtown Battleford, a week before th...
Apr 22, 2022

Battlefords Disc Golf encourage continued growth with season ahead
As the weather begins to warm, it won't be long until lightweight discs are floating through the spring breeze. The Battlefords Disc Golf Club will open their season May 5, running Thursday nights to ...
Apr 22, 2022

Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years
QUEBEC - A Quebec man who killed four members of the same family in a car crash last September in Quebec City has been handed one of the toughest sentences ever given in the province for a drunk drivi...
Apr 22, 2022

P.A. Fire Department investigates West Flat garage fire
For the second time this week, a garage/shed in Prince Albert's West Flat neighbourhood has been reduced to a pile of ash.Shortly after 10:30 p.m.Thursday, the city's fire department was called to the...
Apr 22, 2022

Federal government will let international graduates stay in Canada another 18 months
OTTAWA - International students who've graduated from Canadian post-secondary schools will be able to stay in Canada longer now that the federal government has offered a temporary program to help them...
Apr 22, 2022