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Balanced budget to come March 20, revenue sharing up $10M: Moe
Cities, towns and villages across the province will see $251 million dished out in revenue sharing this year, up $10 million from the amount that found its way into municipal coffers in 2018.Premier S...
Feb 04, 2019
CP Rail confirms three crew members die in B.C. grain car derailment
FIELD, B.C. - Three crew members of a Canadian Pacific freight train have died in a derailment near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. A spokeswoman with the railway said the crew m...
Feb 04, 2019
Liam Neeson admits he wanted to kill after friend was raped
LONDON - Liam Neeson says he's ashamed to admit he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped. Neeson says that after being told the atta...
Feb 04, 2019
Cold temperatures expected for foreseeable future
The cold weather is back as the new calendar month begins.February is usually cold in the Battlefords and area but after a milder than usual January, the trend won't continue this month.The Battleford...
Feb 04, 2019
Two victims of 2017 mosque shooting receive medals for acts of courage
QUEBEC - Two victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting are among eight Quebecers honoured today by the provincial government for their acts of courage. Medals were awarded to Aymen Derbali, who ...
Feb 04, 2019
Town gripped by mysterious billboards that declare love for 'Sonia'
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - An eastern Newfoundland town has been gripped by the mystery of billboards that declare large-lettered love for Sonia, from KR. The 10-foot by 20-foot billb...
Feb 04, 2019
CP Rail confirms three crew members die in B.C. grain car derailment
FIELD, B.C. - Three crew members of a Canadian Pacific freight train have died in a derailment near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. A spokeswoman with the railway said the crew m...
Feb 04, 2019
Quebec agriculture minister says he was wrong to endorse firing of whistleblower
MONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture minister says he went too far when he endorsed the firing of a whistleblowing bureaucrat who had raised concerns about pesticide use. Last week, Andre Lamontagne s...
Feb 04, 2019
Teens advance Canada to Davis Cup final with 3-2 win over Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lifted Canada into the Davis Cup finals, downing Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the best-of-five tie 3-2. It was the ...
Feb 04, 2019
Former NFL player Israel Idonije praises CFL partnership with GFL
Football in Germany provided Israel Idonije the opportunity he needed to make it in the NFL. The six-foot-six, 275-pound defensive end played in the NFL with Cleveland (2003), Chicago (...
Feb 04, 2019