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Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local
VANCOUVER - It was stubbornness that led a family farm on Vancouver Island to keep growing roses when competitors left the industry or shifted production to marijuana years ago. Now, Kristen Bulk says...
Feb 12, 2022

Protesters stand their ground despite prospect of harsh penalties
OTTAWA - New warnings to stand down or face the imminent possibility of harsh consequences have been issued but protesters plugging roads around Parliament Hill as well as Canada's busiest border cros...
Feb 12, 2022

Bombers get the bounce on North Stars before rematch Saturday
The longest road trip of the year certainly didn't start the way the Battlefields North Stars wanted it to.They were outscored 3-0 in the first period and fell 4-0 to the Flin Flon Bombers Friday nigh...
Feb 12, 2022

US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the St...
Feb 11, 2022

Another Canadian track record for Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
BOSTON - Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her assault of the Canadian track and field record book on Friday. Less than a week after she shattered the national record in the indoor 3,000 metres, the ...
Feb 11, 2022

Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine have won the bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics. The United States took gold and one of Italy's two teams...
Feb 11, 2022

City council votes to remove COVID-19 restrictions in P.A.
It is official, the City of Prince Albert will lift its COVID-19 restrictions at the same time the province does.This means that as of February 14, proof of vaccination will no longer be required for ...
Feb 11, 2022

City lifting proof of vaccination requirement
The City of North Battleford announced Friday it will end its enhanced COVID-19 restrictions in response to the province's plans to remove mandates in the coming days. "The City of North Battleford wi...
Feb 11, 2022

Prince Albert Winter Festival opens with action packed weekend
With the 2022 Prince Albert Winter Festival now underway in the community, the organizing committee have planned a slate of entertainment this weekend.On Feb. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. the Rock Show Expe...
Feb 11, 2022

Moe implores protesters to respect rights of those crossing borders
For the second straight day, Premier Scott Moe offered his thoughts on protests at Canada-U.S. borders.But unlike Thursday's statement, Moe's comments on social media Friday were aimed at those who ar...
Feb 11, 2022