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Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts
WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...
Mar 21, 2021

Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021

Manuel Feller wins season-ending World Cup slalom race
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland - Rising from sixth place after the first run in a World Cup slalom, Manuel Feller won the season-ending race on Sunday. First-run leader Marco Schwarz, who already took the s...
Mar 21, 2021

Families push for memorial to recognize police officers who died by suicide
TORONTO - Five years ago, Dilnaz Garda stood frozen in place at a procession line at her brother's funeral. His colleagues, Toronto police officers, walked up to her one-by-one. "I'm in my own living ...
Mar 21, 2021

Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021

RE/MAX Nipawin closes as long-time owner set to retire
RE/MAX Nipawin has closed as its owner Linda Swehla is retiring.Swehla has worked in the real estate industry since 2002 and has listed over 1,000 properties."I'm proud of being able to help people fi...
Mar 21, 2021

In the family for generations: Constant's disappointed by permanent cancellation of horse racing at Marquis Downs
A local family is devastated after it was reported recently that thoroughbred horse racing at Marquis Downs was permanently cancelled after Prairieland Park announced they will transition the track sp...
Mar 21, 2021

Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts
WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...
Mar 21, 2021

US defence chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan
KABUL - State media reports that U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops ...
Mar 21, 2021

N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat over the extradition of a North Kor...
Mar 21, 2021