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NB wave pool re-opens after repairs completed
There was good news for those who have been waiting to use the wave pool again since the facility has been partially closed due to a mechanical failure in mid-April.The city's Leisure Services Directo...
May 14, 2019 The Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre is now fully open for use again starting May 14. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Celebrate Victoria Day Long Weekend at PA National Park
Welcome Visitors!The Victoria Day Long Weekend is nearly upon us and Prince Albert National Park is ready! See park updates below and feel free to share messages and the attached pictures and poster o...
May 14, 2019
Second World War amputee veteran reflects on D-Day 75th Anniversary
On June 6, 1944, Toronto's Allan Bacon was one of thousands of Canadians to arrive by boat on the shores of Juno Beach in Normandy, France.As this year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, 99-year-old...
May 14, 2019
16th Annual Indigenous Gathering on Diabetes
Diabetes Canada event focusing on Self-Empowerment to learn self-management of diabetesDiabetes Canada will present the 16th annual Indigenous Gathering on Diabetes, Self-Empowerment on Wednesday, May...
May 14, 2019
Multicultural Event at Western Development Museum
There will be a FREE Multicultural event which features international food, marketplace items and entertainment from different cultures on Friday May 31st to Saturday June 1st, from 11:00 a.m.- 9:00 p...
May 14, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Canadian among those killed in floatplane crash in Alaska
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the dead in a midair crash between sightseeing planes in Alaska. The department says the name or hometown of the vi...
May 14, 2019
US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
BEIJING - U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears ab...
May 14, 2019
NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly midair collision
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. Four...
May 14, 2019
State of emergency declared, evacuations ordered amid central B.C. wildfire
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - An active wildfire in central British Columbia has prompted a local state of emergency and several evacuations. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued a state of emer...
May 14, 2019
Diplomats visit Canadian think-tank expert in China custody
BEIJING - Diplomats have visited a Canadian think-tank expert whose detention in China is believed to be an attempt to pressure Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Canadian consular offic...
May 14, 2019