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Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government's intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve in M...
Jun 11, 2019
Details emerge of alleged abuse at now-shuttered Quebec roadside zoo
MONTREAL - Newly unsealed court documents allege investigators who visited a small Quebec zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation found animals that were malnourished and lacked water...
Jun 11, 2019
Ottawa asks U.S. to note cannabis pardons to ensure accurate picture
Ottawa is encouraging Washington to take careful note of criminal pardons granted to Canadians for cannabis possession so that U.S. officers have the most accurate inform...
Jun 11, 2019
Commons committee urges feds to consider decriminalizing simple drug possession
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is recommending the federal government look at Portugal's decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs and examine how the idea could be ...
Jun 11, 2019
Bater says national plastics ban model prefered, hopes for clear communication from Ottawa
News of an impending ban from Ottawa on single-use plastics as early as 2021 is the prefered option for North Battleford's mayor, so long the city has adequate information to adjust.Prime Minister Jus...
Jun 11, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater said a national ban on plastics is the preferred model as it could be difficult to enforce locally. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country's future if they don't get their way on an environmental-assessm...
Jun 11, 2019
'Pretty consistent:' Study says plants, animals in oceans drop as climate warms
A Canadian-led study suggests that plant and animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms. The study uses marine climate models to predict what will ...
Jun 11, 2019
NB council welcomes new RCMP Inspector
The Battlefords RCMP has a new top dog at the detachment.Insp. Tom Beck officially started with the detachment as the new commanding officer. He introduced himself when he visited North Battleford cou...
Jun 11, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Insp. Tom Beck introduces himself at North Battleford council, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Charges laid after weekend high-risk search warrant
Charges have been laid against a 36-year-old man after officers executed a high-risk search warrant over the weekend. Jamie Lynn Musqua is facing a number of firearm and stolen property charges. He wa...
Jun 11, 2019 Officers executed a high-risk search warrant at a home on 11 Ave. and 106 St. early Saturday morning. (battlefordsNOW Staff)
Chief military judge testifying in own court martial
OTTAWA - Canada's chief military judge is in the witness box during his own court martial, where he is speaking about his personal and professional relationship with his deputy - who is the presi...
Jun 11, 2019