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Trudeau appoints Ralph Goodale as Canada's new commissioner in the U.K.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as high commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. Goodale will advise Trudeau on how the two cou...
Apr 21, 2021
Grandmother's Bay councillor says residents need to 'stick together' following weekend tragedy
Residents of Grandmother's Bay are in shock and mourning following the death of three community members over the weekend."I want to send all my prayers to them to the families to the whole community t...
Apr 21, 2021
Volunteering is just a way of life for Melfort's Peggy George
It is National Volunteer week and northeastNOW is featuring community volunteers who go above and beyond all year round.All spring and summer, she can be found out and about tending to plants and help...
Apr 21, 2021
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine oth...
Apr 21, 2021
Vancouver star Ludi Lin says 'Mortal Kombat' is an 'apt metaphor' for world divisions
TORONTO - "Mortal Kombat" may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an "apt metaphor" for divisions in the world. The action film about an ancien...
Apr 21, 2021
City and P.A. Minor Baseball partner on plan to renovate Crescent Acres diamonds
The City of Prince Albert is partnering with the Prince Albert Minor Baseball Association on a plan to renovate three Crescent Acres ball diamonds. The main focus of phase one of the project will be e...
Apr 21, 2021
Students at LeRoy School learning from home starting Wednesday
LeRoy School will be learning online starting Wednesday, April 21.This comes after Horizon School Division was made aware of two positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the school.It's unknown how long student...
Apr 21, 2021
Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; Ottawa mulls India travel ban
TORONTO - Amid mounting pressures on critical care in hospitals and concerns about new variants, COVID-19 is striking a growing number of younger people, often with deadly results. A recent surge in h...
Apr 21, 2021
Town council in Alberta environment minister's riding wants better coal consultation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Town council from the largest municipality in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's constituency is concerned over the province's consultation plans for open-pit coa...
Apr 21, 2021