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Quick Quotes: Reaction to Quebec court ruling on Bill 21, religious symbols law
Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-Andre Blanchard on Tuesday upheld the bulk of the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which bans many public sector workers from wearing religious symbols o...
Apr 20, 2021
Conservative MP says budget needs job creation, while former Liberal candidate pleased with document
Battlefords-Lloydminster Conservative MP Rosemarie Falk and the riding's former Liberal candidate Larry Ingram have varying views on the new federal budget just released, but they both agree it has be...
Apr 20, 2021
Biden praying for 'the right verdict' in Chauvin trial
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. He said he believed the case, which had...
Apr 20, 2021
RCMP and partners rescue group of stranded ATV riders
A group that was stranded out on ATVs in the Candle Lake area have been found safe thanks to rescue crews.On April 18, at around 11:30 p.m., Nipawin RCMP along with partner agencies began efforts to l...
Apr 20, 2021
Alta. company receives $125,000 fine, in connection to Prince Albert man's death
Nearly four years after a work place accident resulted in the death of her son, a Prince Albert woman says the family is no closer to closure.Gayle Moffat's son Jared was one of two people killed in J...
Apr 20, 2021
Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce hires Lee as Executive Director
The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) has hired its first executive director.Cam Lee is taking the position as the MTACC continues to build a new chamber in Melfort from the ground up...
Apr 20, 2021
Canadiens goaltender Price out at least a week with a concussion
EDMONTON - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out at least a week due to concussion protocols. Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme updated his star goaltender's status Tuesday. Pric...
Apr 20, 2021
General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder
WASHINGTON - In a blunt assessment Tuesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not impossible for the U.S. to find, track and take out counterter...
Apr 20, 2021
Also roaring back from pandemic: earth-warming emissions
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin to recover. Worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide...
Apr 20, 2021
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies
NEW YORK - Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's bestselling "Bat Out Of Hell" debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler, has died, his brother...
Apr 20, 2021