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Fisheries Department scrambled to claw back ‘ill-timed’ lobster tweet: documents
OTTAWA - An "ill-timed" tweet warning it is illegal to take lobsters that have washed up on a beach was approved by no fewer than seven people even after one of them warned it might not be well receiv...
Feb 27, 2023
Sled Dogs take on the Battlefords in Wintertainment wrap
The dogs were yipping and wagging their tails with glee when they took off for an afternoon of sledding in North Battleford Friday.The event at the River Valley Centre was part of the City of North Ba...
Feb 27, 2023
Canada banning video app TikTok on government-issued mobile devices
OTTAWA - The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. A statement ...
Feb 27, 2023
Auctions of SLGA liquor permits generate more than $45 million
The Saskatchewan government cashed in with the recent auctions of liquor permits.The provincial government announced Monday that final bids for the permits totalled $45,077,800. The permits were assoc...
Feb 27, 2023
Canucks forward J.T. Miller out week-to-week with lower-body injury
DALLAS - Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday. The 29-year-old sits tied for second on the club in scoring with 20 goals and 54...
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. producers sue Anne of Green Gables licensing body for right to put on musical
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Unites States-based producers of a musical about Anne of Green Gables have filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that their show does not infringe on Prince Edward Island's most fam...
Feb 27, 2023
Selling Canadiens in position to add picks and prospects ahead of NHL trade deadline
MONTREAL - General Manager Kent Hughes has stayed in Montreal as his Canadiens begin a four-game road trip through the NHL's Western Conference. Hughes has presumably stayed home to better make deals ...
Feb 27, 2023
Changes announced for Crop Insurance Program in 2023
Saskatchewan farmers got their first glimpse Monday at the 2023 Crop Insurance Program.The average coverage is at a record-high level of $446 per acre, thanks to increased commodity prices and yield c...
Feb 27, 2023
GOP shifts focus of attacks on Biden's immigration policy to Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - A group of Republicans on Capitol Hill is turning its gaze towards Canada as it ramps up political criticism of President Joe Biden's immigration strategy. Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvan...
Feb 27, 2023
Liberal MP denies report that alleges China helped him win his seat
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is denying a report that alleges China helped him win his seat in the 2019 federal election. Global News reported Friday evening that Han Dong was allegedly hel...
Feb 27, 2023