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Conservative election campaign ads violated copyright, CBC says
TORONTO - The CBC says Conservative election campaign ads violated Canadian copyright laws. The public broadcaster says in court that the ads did not reflect CBC's balanced news coverage or fairly rep...
Feb 11, 2021

Winter Festival Art Show and Sale
The Winter Festival Art Show and Sale is the premier community art event of northern Saskatchewan. In this exhibition, hundreds of artworks by emerging and professional artists from across the provinc...
Feb 11, 2021

Ottawa announces $55 m in clean tech funding for 20 companies
OTTAWA - The federal government is announcing $55 million in funding to support Canada's clean tech sector. The money will go to 20 companies across the country. It will help fund research and develop...
Feb 11, 2021

Pandemic hits Paralympic sport hard, Canadians get few chances to compete
Mollie Jepsen feels a pang knowing the world alpine ski championships are underway in Italy. The world para snow sports championship would have also started this week in Lillehammer, Norway. Jepsen, a...
Feb 11, 2021

Embrace Winter at Prince Albert National Park
Keep the Family Active During Family Week, February 13 - 21, 2021! Winter is here and Prince Albert National Park invites visitors to come and enjoy a range of experiences under crisp, sunny skies, on...
Feb 11, 2021

Police search for fugitive jailed for two murders who escaped Quebec detention centre
SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ, Que. - Quebec provincial police are looking for a federal inmate serving a sentence for two murders who vanished from a minimum security facility north of Montreal Wednesday ...
Feb 11, 2021

Mars mission inspires growing fan base back in China
BEIJING - Cui Tingting dyed her hair Mars red for the arrival of China's spacecraft at the planet known in Chinese as the Fire Star. "This is a great era for space, and the future of mankind lies in t...
Feb 11, 2021

Berlin festival announces this year's competition film slate
BERLIN - The Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday announced 15 films that are part of this year's competition and will compete for the top Golden and Silver Bear awards. The festival is taki...
Feb 11, 2021

US jobless claims fall slightly to 793,000 with layoffs high
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. Last we...
Feb 11, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Chief N.L. elections officer calls on authorities to delay vote
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer is calling on authorities to postpone the vote in Saturday's provincial election. In a letter sent to party leaders today, Bruce ...
Feb 11, 2021