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City of NB launches Service Request Portal
Whether its low water pressure at home, or a noticeable pothole on the morning commute, the City of North Battleford has announced a new and easy-to-use tool to help residents connect with the city an...
Sep 29, 2020

Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night at a Quebec hospital was subjected to degrading remarks. The Quebec coroner'...
Sep 29, 2020

Defence argues United States misled Canada in its summary of the Meng case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are wrapping up arguments today over the admissibility of evidence in her extradition case as they contend the United States misled Canadian offic...
Sep 29, 2020

Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump's debt
WASHINGTON - Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be ...
Sep 29, 2020

Former Titan Haynesworth charged with domestic assault
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was arrested Monday after he was accused of threatening and yelling at his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. ...
Sep 29, 2020

Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' sequel
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action "The Lion King," with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning "Moonlight" and the James Baldwin adaptation "If Beale ...
Sep 29, 2020

Writ drops; Saskatchewan election campaign underway
And they're off.After visiting Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty at Government House on Tuesday morning, Scott Moe officially announced the Saskatchewan election campaign is underway.The election is to be held Oc...
Sep 29, 2020

Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs
DETROIT - The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he'll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry dec...
Sep 29, 2020

Council candidate Matthew Parker focused on families
A recurring theme of the upcoming municipal election is candidates who were born and raised in the community and the first individual to throw a hat into the ring is no exception.Matthew Parker was th...
Sep 29, 2020

Manitoba reports budget surplus for last year, but predicts COVID deficit this year
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has registered its first budget surplus in more than a decade. Documents show the province ended the 2019-20 fiscal year in March with a razor-thin surplus of $5 mil...
Sep 29, 2020