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North Battleford property taxes due September 30
The City of North Battleford is reminding residents their property taxes are due at the end of September.Mayor Ryan Bater says the deadline was previously changed to give people more time to pay their...
Sep 26, 2020

Demonstration in Fredericton as private abortion clinic to lose its doctor
FREDERICTON - A doctor who runs a private abortion clinic in Fredericton says he can't afford to continue subsidizing the service and is leaving the practice for another job at the end of th...
Sep 26, 2020

El Salvador's next US envoy met Trump at Miss Universe
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador's next ambassador to Washington is someone President Donald Trump might remember from his days as a beauty pageant boss. A photo circulating on social media Fri...
Sep 26, 2020

FRENCH OPEN 2020: Serena wants more; Djokovic under scrutiny
Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam title at age 17 and now that she's pushing 40, she's still making it to the late stages of major tournaments. Impressive as that might be, it's not enough for ...
Sep 26, 2020

Officials report just one active COVID case in Nova Scotia, no new case Saturday
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is reporting no new cases of COVID-19, leaving just one active case in the province as of Saturday. Public Health officials say that person is currently hospitalized in intensive...
Sep 26, 2020

RM of Meota representative responds to grain dumping incident related to traffic ticket dispute
An RM of Meota representative said the RM's local police board provided information to the RCMP, after grain was dumped outside the RM's office last week in response to a traffic ticket. A farmer appa...
Sep 26, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 26
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:35 a.m. EDT on Sept. 26, 2020: There are 150,891 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 70,307 confirmed (including 5,814 deaths, 60,256...
Sep 26, 2020

First Nations police services look to throne speech pledge for higher, stable funding
OTTAWA - The Rama Police Service, which serves the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, does not have dedicated funding for forensic and crime investigation units, or to provide aid to victims. Rama Police...
Sep 26, 2020

Shattenkirk scores in overtime, Tampa Bay beats Dallas 5-4 in Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Kevin Shattenkirk scored on the power play 6:34 into overtime to lift Tampa Bay to a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday and put the Lightning one win away from the Stanley Cu...
Sep 26, 2020

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic
PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but then the unexpected happened. They kept catching lobsters, and people kept ...
Sep 26, 2020