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Rhetoric at legislature gets heated as session nears its end
As the six weeks of the spring sitting have gone on, the barbs traded back and forth in the Legislative Assembly have been getting sharper.In the past week, the speaker has had to stand several times ...
May 14, 2021
Toronto FC set to face New York City FC's high-flying offence at Yankee Stadium
Fresh from its first clean sheet of the season, Toronto FC faces Major League Soccer's leading offence on Saturday when it takes on New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC (2-1-1) is unbeaten in its...
May 14, 2021
Nunavut health officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering
IQALUIT - Nunavut's health minister says he wants Iqaluit residents to stop gathering so the city has a shot at a normal summer. Lorne Kusugak scolded residents at a press conference this morning as a...
May 14, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP arrest man in possession of cocaine
The Meadow Lake RCMP detachment has arrested a man suspected to be involved in gang activity. On May 11 around 7 p.m., police pulled over a vehicle after it was seen leaving a residence known to be in...
May 14, 2021
Federal officials lay out roadmap for post-vaccine life as third wave ebbs
Federal health officials are laying out their vision of what life could look like after most Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Canada's chief public health officer says the country may have "...
May 14, 2021
GoFundMe launched to assist family of P.A. homicide victim
A little more than two days after a Prince Albert man's lifeless body was found, an online fundraising campaign has been initiated to assist the family with costs related to funeral expenses and trave...
May 14, 2021
Saskatchewan government wading into Keystone XL fight in U.S.
Saskatchewan is preparing to enter the fray in the United States over the Keystone XL pipeline.In a release Friday, the provincial government said it was filing an amicus brief in support of the 21 U....
May 14, 2021
Canadian Premier League delays kickoff again, looks to mid-June to early July start
The Canadian Premier League plans to kick off its third season mid-June to early July in one location without fans. Unlike last year, which turned into a shortened tournament based out of Charlottetow...
May 14, 2021
States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
Several states immediately and enthusiastically embraced new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention t hat say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or...
May 14, 2021
New CDC guidance makes it clear: time to reopen Canada-U.S. border, congressman says
WASHINGTON - A U.S. lawmaker who has made a political crusade out of getting the border with Canada reopened is once again pressing his case with President Joe Biden. New York Rep. Brian Higgins has w...
May 14, 2021