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Province sets ice fishing shack removal deadline
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is reminding anglers to get their ice fishing shelters off the lake this month.The deadline for shacks to be removed south of Highway 16 is March 15, and it's Ma...
Mar 08, 2019 The province is reminding people to clear ice fishing equipment off of frozen lakes by March 15 at locations south of Highway 16 and by March 30 for locations north of it. (Mike6271/Wikimedia Commons) : Glynn Brothen
US plans end to wolf protections; critics say it's premature
BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for grey wolves across the Lower 48 states, re-igniting the legal battle over a predator that's running into conflicts with farmers a...
Mar 08, 2019
House approves sweeping ethics, election overhaul package
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House has approved legislation aimed at reducing the role of big money in politics, ensuring fair elections and strengthening ethics standards. But it stands lit...
Mar 08, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer threatens to call Butts, Wernick to stand
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer is threatening to call Gerald Butts and Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to testify in open court if they don't produce a series of documents that she say...
Mar 08, 2019
SNC-Lavalin loses court bid for special agreement to avoid criminal prosecution
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin has a lost a court bid to have the public prosecutor overturn its refusal to negotiate an agreement that would see the company avoid a criminal trial. In a ruling today, the Feder...
Mar 08, 2019
Battlefords Humane Society makes adoption easy
There are tons of reasons to add another furry friend to your family. Over at the Battlefords Humane Society, they're trying to make it easier. They currently have over 80 cats and upwards of 30 dogs ...
Mar 08, 2019 The Battlefords Humane Society is packed with furry friends looking for their furrever homes (Brady Lang/BattlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang
'Simpsons' producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode
LOS ANGELES - The producers of "The Simpsons" are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson. Executive producer James L. Brooks told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday "it...
Mar 08, 2019
Sentencing hearing underway for man convicted of manslaughter in wife's death
MONTREAL - A sentencing hearing for a Montreal man who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of his ailing wife has begun with emotional testimony from members of the victim's family. J...
Mar 08, 2019
Montreal Impact look to notch first victory in Houston
MONTREAL - Given the Montreal Impact's continued struggles on the road, goalkeeper Evan Bush wanted to give his side a leg up - so he probed the opposition. Bush reached out to former teammate Davy Ar...
Mar 08, 2019
The Latest: Butts, Wernick testify at justice committee on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - The last developments at the House of Commons justice committee, holding hearings Wednesday on the SNC-Lavalin affair (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The Liberal majority voted to deba...
Mar 08, 2019