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Local leaders prepare for future changes from province
As residents gear up for the heart of the winter season, local leaders prepare for more direction on how to tackle challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Government of Saskatchewan amended...
Nov 18, 2020
Invitations are out to 23 Canadian gamers with seven spots open for FIBA Esports Open
TORONTO - The invitations are out. Twenty-three NBA 2K gamers are getting a chance to represent Canada at the FIBA Esports Open next month. Shane Talbot, who oversaw Raptors Uprising GC's perfect NBA ...
Nov 18, 2020
Liberals shouldn't jettison spending restraints because of pandemic, former PBO says
OTTAWA - Canada's first parliamentary budget watchdog says there are ways for the federal government to impose some discipline on its upcoming spending plans to keep the deficit from spiralling out of...
Nov 18, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. throne speech set for Dec. 7 by NDP government
VICTORIA - The B.C. legislature will return Dec. 7 with the province's new NDP majority government laying out its plans in a throne speech. Premier John Horgan says his cabinet will be sworn in on Nov...
Nov 18, 2020
Capacity 'stretched' as Nunavut deals with rising COVID-19 cases: top doctor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says capacity to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 is "stretched," which is why the government has shut down the territory for two weeks to try...
Nov 18, 2020
Indigenous fishing boats land 100,000 pounds of lobster from Nova Scotia bay
HALIFAX - The Indigenous band at the centre of a dispute over fishing in southwestern Nova Scotia confirmed today it had landed 100,000 pounds of lobster since the First Nation started its moderate li...
Nov 18, 2020
Canada-U. S. border closure extended 30 days as American COVID-19 cases rise: source
OTTAWA - The Canada-U. S. border is set to remain closed well into December. A federal source speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly confirmed the ...
Nov 18, 2020
Drownings increase as climate change makes ice on lakes, rivers riskier: study
Newly published research says climate change is making familiar winter activities on frozen lakes and rivers more dangerous. An analysis of thousands of winter drownings from around the world sh...
Nov 18, 2020
Vancouver mayor moves to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he's preparing to table a motion that would see city council vote on decriminalization of possession of illicit drugs for personal use. He says the city has been a...
Nov 18, 2020
'Champions Start Small' motto stuck with figure skater and new mom Meagan Duhamel
Meagan Duhamel noticed a small sign by a family room door while staying with her baby daughter in a neonatal intensive care unit last fall. It read: "Champions Start Small" - the motto for the S...
Nov 18, 2020