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P.A. man survives head-on crash with pregnant elk
Prince Albert's Kris Mahlberg won't soon forget his first motorcycle ride of the year, after crashing head on into a pregnant elk and living to tell the story.The 32-year-old, who works the night shif...
Jun 02, 2020

City hopes to recoup police investigation costs from affected property owners
The City of North Battleford is looking at making the affected property owner pay for associated policing clean up costs when an RCMP investigation into illegal activity happens on his or her property...
Jun 02, 2020

CPL's Atletico Ottawa, York 9 FC get green light to return to training
Atletico Ottawa and York 9 FC are the latest Canadian Premier League clubs to get the green light to resume training. The two teams will begin voluntary workouts on Wednesday. HFC Wanderers FC and Pac...
Jun 02, 2020

How proceedings in the House of Commons during pandemic differ from normal
OTTAWA - Canadians who tune in to watch proceedings in the House of Commons during the COVID-19 crisis may wonder why Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs continue to accuse the Liberal government...
Jun 02, 2020

Running for Conservative leadership not about ticking boxes: Leslyn Lewis
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis is the only woman in the race, the only immigrant, the only visible minority. Though she could seize on those qualities to differentiate he...
Jun 02, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases, travel restrictions soon to be lifted in northwest
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported no new COVID-19 cases today. Fourteen more have recovered.According to a media release, of the 646 reported cases, 33 are considered active. The recovery to...
Jun 02, 2020

Turnbull hopes hockey helmet-sticker fundraiser helps heal home province
Blayre Turnbull knows how it feels to lose a parent at a young age. Her mother died of cancer when she was a teenager. So the Canadian women's hockey team forward wanted to help childre...
Jun 02, 2020

Liberals to ask MPs to OK $87 billion in new spending, fuelled by pandemic aid
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are asking parliamentarians to approve $60 billion in spending on a key COVID-19 emergency benefit for workers. The Liberals had expected the Canada Emergency Response Be...
Jun 02, 2020

Ontario mulls collection of race-based COVID-19 data; some argue it's essential
TORONTO - The importance of understanding the role race might play in the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Ontario to look at regulatory changes to make collection of such data provincewide, the governm...
Jun 02, 2020

Battlefords residents advised to remain vigilant following possible COVID-19 transmission
Community leaders in the Battlefords are advising the public to keep exercising caution when they leave their homes, following the news over the weekend of possible transmission at the Walmart in Nort...
Jun 02, 2020