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Candlelight vigil set for P.A. this evening
The latest act of remembrance on behalf of those who died in Canada's Indian Residential School system will come much closer to home this evening.The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) will host a can...
Jun 29, 2021

Canada delays new drug-pricing regulations until January 2022
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu is delaying the first big overhaul of Canada's patented-medicines pricing system for a third time. The regulations changing how the Patented Medicine Pricing Revie...
Jun 29, 2021

Three Schools in SRPSD with Covid cases
Individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in three different schools.On Monday evening, Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division advised the public of the latest cases. Carlton Comprehensive Pub...
Jun 29, 2021

Budget officer says Liberals' gun buyback could cost up to $756 million
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says it could cost the government $756 million to buy back guns now prohibited in the country, depending on how many there are in Canada and how the Liberals ...
Jun 29, 2021

Prairie Toyota Dealers "Reels on Wheels"
Welcome to Prairie Toyota Dealers "Reels on Wheels" Tour! Come watch "Jumanji: The Next Level" on a four-story screen.This is a "by donation" event with the suggested donation amount being $30.00 per ...
Jun 29, 2021

North Battleford Teen, Hailey Rose, Selected for Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
16 young Canadians named 2021 Terry Fox Humanitarian Award recipientsNorth Battleford Teen, Hailey Rose, was selected from over 700 applications for the scholarship. "I overcame the pain I went throug...
Jun 29, 2021

New all-time record set in B.C. as heat wave grips the West, slides into Manitoba
A record-breaking heat wave could ease over parts of British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories by tomorrow but any reprieve for the Prairie provinces is further off. Environment Canada says th...
Jun 29, 2021

Bianca Andreescu headlines Canada's Olympic tennis team, Milos Raonic drops out
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was among the athletes named to Canada's Olympic tennis team on Tuesday morning. Ranked No. 7 in the world, Andreescu has struggled with injuries since...
Jun 29, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the case involves a person in ...
Jun 29, 2021

Runway overshoot that destroyed 747 cargo jet in Halifax caused by many factors: TSB
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says several factors contributed to a 2018 runway overshoot that destroyed a Boeing 747 cargo jet at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. In its...
Jun 29, 2021