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Alberta Opposition private member's bill would protect mountains from coal mines
EDMONTON - HOLD HOLD HOLD UNTIL ROW SAYS OK Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley is tabling proposed legislation she says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines. ...
Apr 07, 2021
COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported in British Columbia, experts say
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is severely under-reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern, limiting the public's awareness of the threat, experts say. Sarah Otto, a University...
Apr 07, 2021
Judge orders release of ex-Dallas cop arrested in killings
DALLAS - A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former Dallas police officer accused of ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors said that they don't have enough evidence to move forward...
Apr 07, 2021
Former Sask. teacher receives 20 month jail sentence, following sexual relationship with teenage girl
Editor's note: the following story contains some graphic details. The identity of the victim is protected under a publication ban.A 63-year-old man who exchanged intimate images with a 16-year-old gir...
Apr 07, 2021
189 new cases of COVID-19 announced, government extends public health orders
The Saskatchewan government has reported 189 new cases of COVID-19 and 246 COVID recoveries in the province. This brings the provincial total to 35,171 cases; 32,588 recoveries and 2,138 cases are con...
Apr 07, 2021
N95 masks start rolling off Ontario assembly line with aim to ensure domestic supply
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments are hailing the first N95 masks to roll off a domestic assembly line as a step toward better pandemic protection for Canada now and into the future. The ma...
Apr 07, 2021
Town upgrading water treatment plant technology
The Town of Battleford is upgrading its water treatment plant with the latest computer operating system.The issue was discussed at this week's council meeting. The upgrade will keep the facility's Sup...
Apr 07, 2021
RM of North Battleford issues fire ban
Following the news yesterday the City of North Battleford would be imposing a fire ban, the RM of North Battleford No. 437 has issued a fire ban as well within the municipality effective immediately, ...
Apr 07, 2021
Winnipeg Jets treating captain Blake Wheeler's injury as a concussion
Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler is out indefinitely with a head injury. Jets coach Paul Maurice said the team will treat the injury as if it's a concussion even though Winnipeg does not have an ex...
Apr 07, 2021
Property owners happy, digital users not so much as Manitoba tables budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday contains some property tax and provincial sales tax breaks, but transfers some of the sales tax to other areas. Here are some of the winners and...
Apr 07, 2021