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Three more Calgary Flames enter COVID-19 protocol
CALGARY - Three more Calgary Flames have entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Flames confirmed in a short statement on social media Tuesday that defenceman Noah Hanifin and forwards Milan Lucic an...
Dec 14, 2021

Quebec, Ontario each reporting more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases today
Ontario and Quebec are each reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19, ahead of separate briefings later today from the top health officials in both provinces. Ontario is reporting 1,429 new COV...
Dec 14, 2021

Beauval man fined for fishing, wildlife offences
A three-year investigation has resulted in $14,500 in fines against a Beauval man after he pleaded guilty to a number of fisheries and wildlife charges.Roger McCallum Jr., 36, was given three years to...
Dec 14, 2021

Official: Felt intimidated at meeting with Noem, daughter
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The former director of a South Dakota appraiser agency says she was intimidated at a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem called where state officials discussed her daughter's application for ...
Dec 14, 2021

Spiritwood C-Store – Grand Opening December 7, 2021
The wait is over Spiritwood! The much-anticipated Lake Country Co-op C-Store is now open, ready to serve and it will not disappoint. Sittuated on Highway 3, next to the Lake Country Co-op Agro centre,...
Dec 14, 2021

UN nuclear chief: Limited Iran access giving 'blurred image'
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that the restrictions faced by his inspectors in Iran threaten to give the world only a "very blur...
Dec 14, 2021

Discovery of unmarked graves selected as Canada's news story of the year: CP poll
VICTORIA - The discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in the B.C. Interior and the countrywide awakening it set off have been chosen as Canada's news story of the year by editors ...
Dec 14, 2021

You might pay more for turkey, but there isn’t a shortage
If you haven't picked up your turkey for Christmas supper yet, don't worry. There will be enough to go around. It may just cost a little more.Much like COVID-19 brought on panic buying of good likes L...
Dec 14, 2021

Police to give update on killings of billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman
Toronto police are set to give an update this morning in the high-profile murders of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. The founder of the generic pharmaceutical company Apotex and h...
Dec 14, 2021

North Battleford seeing 5.11 per cent tax increase
Following a lengthy discussion during Monday's online meeting, North Battleford city council voted in favour of a 5.11 per cent tax increase for the 2022 operating budget. The amount represents a 3.77...
Dec 14, 2021