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FBI tracking 'extensive' online chatter about armed protests
WASHINGTON - The FBI is tracking an "extensive amount of concerning online chatter," including calls for armed protests leading up to next week's presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Th...
Jan 14, 2021

GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms
WASHINGTON - For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. While only one GOP senator, Utah's Mitt Romney, voted to convi...
Jan 14, 2021

Battlefords and area receive over $140,000 in charitable gaming grants
Over $140,000 in charitable gaming grants have been provided to North Battleford and area organizations. The grants are just part of a larger $1.3 million dollar package, distributed by the Sask. Liqu...
Jan 14, 2021

Joanne Rogers, widow of TV's famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92
PITTSBURGH - Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers and an accomplished concert pianist, has died. She was 92. Rogers, who nurtured the memory and legacy of the gentle TV host who entertained and edu...
Jan 14, 2021
COVID-19 infection rates remain high in Northern zones
COVID-19 infection rates in the northern areas of the province have continued to rise.In the North Central 2 zone where Prince Albert is located, there have been 2,468 total cases out of a population ...
Jan 14, 2021

Country singer Paul Brandt adds voice against proposed coal mines in Rockies
Another country music star from Alberta has voiced protest against proposed coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Paul Brandt, who leads a committee on human trafficking set up by t...
Jan 14, 2021

Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden hopes his swim comeback is for Tokyo
Brent Hayden will take that "seniors discount" at the pool in order to swim fast. Almost nine years after winning an Olympic bronze medal in the men's 100-metre freestyle, the 37-year-old from Mission...
Jan 14, 2021

Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing Capitol siege
NEW YORK - At first, viewed from a distance, it was a rally or protest. Then it became an assault, a riot, an insurrection, domestic terrorism or even a coup attempt. The language used by the American...
Jan 14, 2021

Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif still planning to resume football career with Chiefs
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif misses football. The Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman has no regrets about opting out of the 2020 NFL campaign to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. But the six-foot-five 32...
Jan 14, 2021

'They're going to be a force': Maple Leafs' Keefe sees brighter days for Senators
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe doesn't expect the Ottawa Senators to be doormats much longer. And after seeing many of their prospects up close in the minors the last few years, not to mention some key off-s...
Jan 14, 2021