Author Archives:
Both sides claim victory after U.S. complaint about Canada's dairy quota practices
WASHINGTON - Arbitrators have issued their final report into U.S. complaints about how Canada is interpreting North American trade rules around dairy imports - and both countries are claiming victory....
Jan 04, 2022
North Stars host Bruins for first game of new year
For the first time in two-and-a-half-weeks, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action in North Battleford, as they welcome the Estevan Bruins to town, for their first game of 2022.Team outlook...
Jan 04, 2022
COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron
The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. Dr. An...
Jan 04, 2022
Antisemitism envoy, Irwin Cotler, says Quebec's secularism law is discriminatory
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on combating antisemitism says Quebec's law banning teachers and some other public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work is "discriminatory" and authori...
Jan 04, 2022
Woman wanted for failing to provide necessities evading search
Battlefords RCMP are seeking public assistance in the search for Charmaine Brett Bear, whose warrant is extended to Alberta.The 34-year-old from Battleford, also known as Charmaine Spyglass, was charg...
Jan 04, 2022
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC has succeeded in landing Italian star Lorenzo Insigne. Reports out of Italy suggest an agreement has been struck between the MLS club and the Napoli forward, with sport...
Jan 04, 2022
Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada's jails and prisons
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Calls are growing for governments to release inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant spread through the country's corr...
Jan 04, 2022
Watanabe, Mykhailiuk unavailable against Spurs after entering NBA's health protocol
TORONTO - The Raptors have announced that Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk have entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will not be available for Toronto's game Tuesday night against visitin...
Jan 04, 2022
Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Albany's top prosecutor said Tuesday he is dropping a criminal charge accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fondling an aide. Albany County District Attorney David Soares' ...
Jan 04, 2022
Top CEOs in Canada were paid at second-highest level ever during the pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs had their second-best year ever in 2020, even as the COVID-19 pandemic left this country in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. "Despite the...
Jan 04, 2022