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Illinois police officer dies after shooting near St. Louis
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - A police officer died Tuesday after being shot by a man at gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, authorities said. Trooper Jayme Bufford with Illinois State Police...
Oct 26, 2021
P.A. council looking to continuing regional economic approach with neighbouring communities
The City of Prince Albert is one step closer to continuing its plans in creating a regional approach for economic development.Their council met for an executive committee meeting on Monday where they ...
Oct 26, 2021
Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left his special representative for the Prairies out of cabinet, appearing to signal a departure from trying to quiet tensions in the West. Manitoba Liberal ...
Oct 26, 2021
P.A. Police searching for missing 10-year-old
UPDATE: ON Oct. 27, Prince Albert police confirmed that Nikkita Ross has been found.---The Prince Albert Police Service is asking for help in finding a missing 10-year-old girl.Police said Nikkita Ros...
Oct 26, 2021
Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change will fall to more than just one department in his government. Jonathan Wilkinson is be...
Oct 26, 2021
Visitors to national parks can now take 'coasties' to track coastal erosion
Visitors to some Parks Canada locations can now be a part of the organization's research into coastal erosion by taking a so-called coastie. The agency recently launched a citizen science program call...
Oct 26, 2021
Business, labour groups urge new cabinet to get to work on priority issues
OTTAWA - Business and labour groups are urging the new federal cabinet to get to work on priority economic issues like the skilled labour shortage, supply chain issues, fixing employment insurance and...
Oct 26, 2021
Boissonnault, Fraser, Ien among nine new faces in Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has chosen nine new ministers for his 39-member cabinet. Here's a look at the new faces joining the lineup: Randy Boissonnault, minister of tourism and associate...
Oct 26, 2021
Federal Court rejects Manitoba's argument against carbon price backstop
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has lost a two-year-long court battle against the federal government's carbon pricing plan. A Federal Court judge has rejected Manitoba's argument that Ottawa should...
Oct 26, 2021
‘The alternatives are much worse’: Sask. doctors plead for COVID measures in letter to government
Over 20 doctors in Saskatchewan are once again pleading with the government to re-introduce restrictions to help curb cases of COVID-19."The Medical Health Officers of Saskatchewan (MHOs) would like t...
Oct 26, 2021