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Province expands supports for families impacted by domestic violence
The provincial government is taking a preventative approach to domestic violence, investing over a million dollars, over the next three years to support the expansion of the Family Intervention Rapid ...
Feb 17, 2022
What the census population figures for 2021 revealed about the northeast
Statistics Canada released their population data for the 2021 census and here is what it is revealing about the northeast.On Feb 9, Statistics Canada released its data on population changes from 2021 ...
Feb 17, 2022
P.A. seeing jump in population, local chamber excited for what this means for businesses now and down the road
Prince Albert is seeing a jump in its population and the local Chamber of Commerce believes it's a sign of good things to come.Earlier this month, Statistics Canada released highlights from the 2021 c...
Feb 17, 2022
IIHF reschedules world junior event to August 2022
BEIJING - President Luc Tardif of the International Ice Hockey Federation says the 2022 world junior men's tournament will be played this summer in Canada. The tournament began in December in Edmonton...
Feb 17, 2022
California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an "endemic" approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reacti...
Feb 17, 2022
Members of the Shackan First Nation to return home, more than 90 days after flood
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Members of a British Columbia First Nation who were evacuated more than 90 days ago when a nearby river changed course during catastrophic floods are set to return home. Ch...
Feb 17, 2022
Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U. S. border last month. The U.S...
Feb 17, 2022
Beckie to the rescue as Canadian women tie England 1-1 at Arnold Clark Cup
MIDDLESBROUGH, United Kingdom - Janine Beckie's elegant second-half strike lifted Canada into a 1-1 draw with England at the Arnold Clark Cup on Thursday. The first outing of the year for Olympic-cham...
Feb 17, 2022
Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House
WASHINGTON (AP) - All members of Congress are being invited to attend President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address, crowding the House chamber for the first time since the outbreak of the...
Feb 17, 2022
Onion Lake Cree Nation calls for repeal of trespass amendments
Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) is calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to immediately repeal recent amendments to the Trespass to Property Act.The legislation in question came into force on Jan. 1...
Feb 17, 2022