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Former Canadiens captain Bob Gainey offers advice for Habs heading into semifinals
MONTREAL - While the Montreal Canadiens have had plenty of success over their rich history, playing in the final four of the NHL post-season is uncharted territory for many on the current roster. Fort...
Jun 09, 2021

Settlement reached on residential school 'day scholars' class-action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government involving hundreds of First Nations people left out of residential-school compensation. The lawsuit was ...
Jun 09, 2021

Toppers Volleyball Club presents leadership award to graduating player
The Prince Albert Toppers Volleyball Club had a reason to celebrate last night as they recognized one of their graduating players at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse.The Rebecca Georget Memorial Award is...
Jun 09, 2021

Gov't probe: Protest not broken up because of Trump photo op
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then...
Jun 09, 2021

Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...
Jun 09, 2021

‘Complacency’: Shahab, Merriman pushing for vaccinations as first doses lag
The number of people getting their first COVID-19 shot is slowing in Saskatchewan.Over the past nine days, second COVID doses have outpaced first doses each day, often by many thousands. And where fir...
Jun 09, 2021

Case closed: Vibank windmill wasn’t stolen after all
Mystery solved.It turns out the 41-foot-tall windmill reported stolen from a farm in Vibank wasn't stolen at all. According to the RCMP, the structure "was the victim of a non-criminal misunderstandin...
Jun 09, 2021

Citing role in 'genocidal policies,' history professors reach out to First Nations
FREDERICTON - History professors at the University of New Brunswick are offering their research skills to Indigenous people looking for information about ancestors or seeking land claims, saying First...
Jun 09, 2021

Scheifele not happy with NHL's decision on four-game suspension
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele says he remains disappointed in the NHL's decision to suspend him for four games for his crushing blow on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens in the opener of the North Divi...
Jun 09, 2021
Spiritwood RCMP investigating death of 59-year-old man
The Spiritwood RCMP are investigating the death of a 59-year-old man after they found him deceased a day after he went missing.According to a media release, on June 7 the man and a family member were ...
Jun 09, 2021