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For the love of the game... and friendships
There was no championship trophy on the line, or even an announcer calling the play-by-play, but the look of excitement on the faces of dozens of young Prince Albert hockey players Wednesday night sug...
Jun 11, 2020
A look at how North American sports are doing in their plans to return
As areas of North America work toward easing restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sporting landscape that had ground to a halt three months ago is starting to re-...
Jun 11, 2020
Fearing COVID-19, daughter pleads for Ontario dad's release from Cairo prison
OTTAWA - The daughter of a Canadian man imprisoned in Cairo for more than a year says her father is at risk of succumbing to COVID-19 unless the government can win his freedom. Amal Ahmed Albaz is onc...
Jun 11, 2020
Tattoo and piercing services resume in Meadow Lake
A local tattoo and piercing studio is booked solid after months of mandatory closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mackenzie Bergen, owner of Mac Piercing located inside Arlene's in Meadow Lake told ...
Jun 11, 2020
Research finds sea otter comeback worth millions but not all benefit
VANCOUVER - The return of playful, popular sea otters to the Pacific shores of British Columbia is adding nearly $50 million a year to the province's economy despite its impact on valuable fisheries, ...
Jun 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:09 p.m. on June 11, 2020: There are 97,474 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,485 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 11, 2020
Vancouver mayor wants B.C. premier to review policing across province
Vancouver's mayor wants the B.C. government to conduct a review of policing across the province. Kennedy Stewart says city council can do little to change policing in Vancouver and the provi...
Jun 11, 2020
Torch Trail Bible Camp introduces ‘Camp in a Bag’ during COVID-19 pandemic
They can't fit campfires, horses, marshmallows, or a swimming hole in a bag, but organizers with Torch Trail Bible Camp intend to send a piece of summer camp to their campers.'Camp in a Bag' was creat...
Jun 11, 2020
Unifor pickets co-op gas station in P.A.
Around a dozen Unifor members picketed the Co-op bulk fuel station on Fifth Avenue E. Thursday, while several more set up in front of the Co-op Marquis Road gas station. Unionized workers have been lo...
Jun 11, 2020
Human rights museum criticized, employees say work environment racist
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights says it will conduct an external review following social media posts alleging a racist and discriminatory work environment. People who say they are...
Jun 11, 2020