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Meota Golden Oldies show to highlight glory days of music history
Charles Baillargeon has a soft spot for the old tunes from the '60s and '70s.He should as he grew up with them. Hearing songs from that era rekindles fond memories for him, similar to flipping through...
Jun 14, 2019 Charles and Anne Baillargeon are organizing a fundraiser show called Golden Oldies. (Submitted photo/Charles Baillargeon)
Senate Arctic committee calls recommendations in report a 'wake-up call'
OTTAWA - We the North? Canada's Senate is skeptical. The marketing slogan for Toronto's NBA team may be everywhere these days. But for Sen. Dennis Patterson, who helped write a new report on the Arcti...
Jun 14, 2019
'We're deeply sorry:' Husky fined $3.8M for leak into North Saskatchewan River
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. - Husky Energy was fined $3.8 million Wednesday for a pipeline oil leak that fouled a major river, harmed fish and wildlife and tainted the ...
Jun 14, 2019
MPs face summer recall for new NAFTA approval if no U.S. progress next week
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is prepared to recall Parliament this summer to ratify the new North American trade agreement, The Canadian Press has learned. As much as the government wants to move "...
Jun 14, 2019
Expert panel recommends single-payer, universal pharmacare plan
OTTAWA - Canada's governments have to work together to transform, rather than tinker with, a patchwork of prescription-drug plans to create a public plan for every Canadian, says the ch...
Jun 14, 2019
At White House, Kardashian promotes prisoner reentry effort
WASHINGTON - Reality star-turned-criminal justice reform advocate Kim Kardashian West returned to the White House on Thursday to help President Donald Trump promote efforts to help those leaving priso...
Jun 14, 2019
HIV outbreak declared for North Battleford, syphilis outbreak for region
An HIV outbreak has been declared for North Battleford and a syphilis outbreak for the Battlefords and Lloydminster area due to a rising number of cases in recent months. The Saskatchewan Health Autho...
Jun 14, 2019 (107475067 © Kristen Prahl - Dreamstime.com)
Quebec government to invoke closure on controversial secularism, immigration bills
MONTREAL - The Quebec government will invoke closure in order to force through controversial bills on secularism and immigration that it says must be adopted before the summer break. Th...
Jun 14, 2019
Trio of Canadian RADARSAT Constellation satellites launched and deployed
MONTREAL - Three Canadian satellites representing the next generation of Earth-observation technology have been successfully deployed after being launched into orbit today abo...
Jun 14, 2019
House panel votes to hold top US officials in contempt
WASHINGTON - A House committee voted Wednesday to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to a decision adding a ...
Jun 14, 2019