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Blockade ends at Alberta-U.S. border crossing after more than two weeks
COUTTS, Alta. - Trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring have rolled out of a southern Alberta town, ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks. Prote...
Feb 15, 2022
Study suggests climate change made B.C. floods at least twice as likely
Research from Environment Canada says the catastrophic floods that swamped much of southern British Columbia last fall were at least twice as likely because of climate change. The study concludes that...
Feb 15, 2022
Efforts are underway to recruit eight new chamber board members
Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) is encouraging all local businesses to consider joining the board of directors. The chamber announced they are looking to fill eight board roles and ...
Feb 15, 2022
CP NewsAlert: First Nation says 54 graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says 54 graves have been found through ground-penetrating radar at the site of two former residential schools. Keeseekoose First Nation says the ...
Feb 15, 2022
CP NewsAlert: First Nation says 54 graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says 54 graves have been found through ground-penetrating radar at the site of two former residential schools. Keeseekoose First Nation says the ...
Feb 15, 2022
Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly resigns amid protests: councillor
OTTAWA - An Ottawa city councillor says police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned. Riley Brockington tweeted the news today as anti-vaccine mandate protesters continue to clog the downtown core of Canada'...
Feb 15, 2022
Local teams ready for Senior Curling Districts in Wilkie
High school curling teams from around the area have gathered in Wilkie Tuesday for Senior Curling Districts. In senior mixed curling, John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) have opened their tournament this m...
Feb 15, 2022
Hawks hit the highway to Flin Flon
The Nipawin Hawks will travel to Flin Flon Tuesday hoping to diffuse the Bombers in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action.The Hawks are coming off their 15th victory of the SJHL season on Su...
Feb 15, 2022
Lawyers: Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew settled
NEW YORK (AP) - A tentative settlement has been reached in a l awsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old in which the prince will make a substantial ...
Feb 15, 2022
Super Bowl has 101.1 million TV viewers, up from 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo, up from 2021 and capping a stirring playoff schedule...
Feb 15, 2022