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Yukon to observe one-day holiday on Monday for Queen's funeral, schools closed
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's government has announced it will be joining the federal government and other provinces in observing a national day of mourning to coincide with the state funeral of Queen Elizabet...
Sep 14, 2022

Minor leaguers form union, 17 days after organizing began
NEW YORK (AP) - The Major League Baseball Players Association became the bargaining agent for more than 5,500 minor leaguers on Wednesday, completing a lightning fast organization campaign that launch...
Sep 14, 2022

Annual hazardous waste collection happening again in P.A.
Prince Albert residents are getting the chance to throw away any household hazardous waste they have.The city of P.A. will be collect the waste on Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Old City Yards....
Sep 14, 2022

Defending champion Town Cruise highlights solid '22 Ricoh Woodbine Mile field
TORONTO - Daisuke Fukumoto and Town Cruise will be in tough to defend their $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile crown. Fukumoto guided 8-1 pick Town Cruise to a 2 1/4-length victory in last year's race, gi...
Sep 14, 2022

Three missing people found dead in submerged vehicle
Three people who police recently reported missing have been found dead.Meadow Lake and Green Lake RCMP received a report of a potential submerged vehicle off Highway 155 at the Beaver River Bridge. Sa...
Sep 14, 2022

Toronto Arrows sign Australian-born Canada-eligible prop Connor Grindal
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Australian-born prop Connor Grindal for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. While born in Sydney, the 24-year-old Grindal is Canada-eligible by virtue of Canad...
Sep 14, 2022

Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen's state funeral: What does this mean?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. Some provinces are closing schools and select workplaces, w...
Sep 14, 2022

Prince Albert team leader prepares to slide into home
A man who has played a role in a number of big projects for the City of Prince Albert, helped lead a sales team during a pandemic, and still found time to help his team at the ball diamond, is ready t...
Sep 14, 2022

Officials probing whether Northeastern explosion was staged
Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident, law enforcement officials said Wednesd...
Sep 14, 2022

Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative party
OTTAWA - A member of Parliament who quit the Conservative caucus says Pierre Poilievre's office sent a text message to party members in his Quebec riding asking them to encourage him to resign. Alain ...
Sep 14, 2022