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Farm safety a focus for producers and emergency responders
Heading into a new production season and staying safe on the farm is always a focus for producers, particularly when working around large machinery. The RM of North Battleford volunteer fire departmen...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of highly pathogenic avian flu
MONTREAL - A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities. Brome Lake Ducks says in a news release that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influe...
Apr 13, 2022
North Stars Little commits to Okanagan Lakers
North Stars blue liner, Riley Little will be heading west this fall for the next chapter in his hockey career, as the Saskatoon product has announced his committment to the Okanagan Lakers of the B.C....
Apr 13, 2022
Veteran jockey Stein looking forward to a full 2022 Woodbine racing schedule
TORONTO - It's been some time since veteran jockey Justin Stein could actually look forward to a full racing season at Woodbine Racetrack. The global pandemic forced delayed starts in 2020 and 2021. O...
Apr 13, 2022
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister says it's not the federal government's job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help b...
Apr 13, 2022
'We must do better:' Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Leaders in Nunavut say they're happy with territory-specific housing money in the federal budget even though the amount is well below what they say is needed to address a long-stand...
Apr 13, 2022
LISTEN: Firefighters rescue dog trapped in well near Nipawin
It is a happy ending to a story from just outside Nipawin after a dog was stuck in a well for at least two days.The Nipawin Fire Department received a call last Thursday night that a dog had fallen do...
Apr 13, 2022
Video: Michigan officer knelt on Black man, fatally shot him
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Video shows a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, kneeling on the back of a Black man before fatally shooting him. Police released video from different sources Wednesd...
Apr 13, 2022
Kershaw takes perfect game through 6 innings vs. Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through the sixth inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 12 strikeouts in 18 batters. Starti...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada and allies on high alert for Russian disinformation, interference: minister
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is on high alert for Russian disinformation campaigns designed to confuse and deceive people. Mendicino says Canada is using all the tools a...
Apr 13, 2022