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O’Day says more signings could be on the way for Riders
Jeremy O'Day is going to take full advantage of his spending money in free agency."I spend to the (salary cap) every year. If I didn't spend to the cap, I would be doing our team a disservice and I wo...
Feb 09, 2022

Census 2021: A snapshot of Ontario's population and dwelling data
Canada's most populous province grew at a faster pace than the rest of the country overall over the last five years, thanks largely to immigration. Some of the most dramatic local growth happened outs...
Feb 09, 2022

UN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325M for violence
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African ne...
Feb 09, 2022

Census 2021: A snapshot of the North's population and dwelling data
The census data for 2021 tells a very different story across Canada's three territories. Yukon led the country in population growth from 2016 to 2021, increasing by 12.1 per cent and bringing its popu...
Feb 09, 2022

2nd man pleads guilty in alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A second man pleaded guilty Wednesday in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The plea by Kaleb Franks leaves four other men to face trial in March and ...
Feb 09, 2022

Weirdale Snowmobile Rally
The Weirdale Snowmobile Rally will be Saturday, February 26, 2022.Please see the poster for details.
Feb 09, 2022

One in 10 Canadians lived in smaller urban centres in 2021: StatCan
One in 10 Canadians are calling smaller urban centres their home, according to the 2021 Census from Statistics Canada. Last year, 3.8 million people, or 10.1 per cent of Canadians, lived in smaller ur...
Feb 09, 2022

2022 Prince Albert Music Festival at the Prince Albert Public Library (JMC)
All festival events and performances take place at the Prince Albert Public Library (John M. Cuelenaere Public Library) auditorium.Piano Discipline Tuesday March 1st, 2:00 to 9:00 PM and Wednesday Mar...
Feb 09, 2022

Census 2021: A snapshot of Quebec's population and dwelling data
MONTREAL - Data from the 2021 census shows that Quebec's share of the Canadian population declined for the 11th consecutive census. Quebec was home to 23 per cent of Canadians in 2021, down from 23.2 ...
Feb 09, 2022

Share of Canadians in rural areas shrinks for ninth consecutive census, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the share of Canadians living in rural areas has declined for the ninth census in a row, dropping from 18.7 per cent in 2016 to 17.8 per cent in 2021. The agency says it counted...
Feb 09, 2022