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Federal government to boost treatment options for opioid drug users: minister
CALGARY - Ottawa is planning to boost treatment options for opioid drug users as it tries to deal with what Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is calling a national public health crisis. Petitpas...
Nov 15, 2017
NBC drops plans for mail-order bride sitcom amid protests
LOS ANGELES - NBC says it has dropped plans for a sitcom about a widower who orders a mail-order bride from the Philippines. Protests had greeted the network’s decision last week to develop R...
Oct 02, 2016
Teen girl without helmet dies in ATV crash
A 14-year-old girl from Flying Dust First Nation is dead after an ATV crashed when it hit a ditch while trying to evade police on Saturday.Meadow Lake RCMP said in a news release that two people witho...
Sep 23, 2024
Refugee resettlement agencies brace for funding loss
SALT LAKE CITY - Refugee resettlement organizations are bracing for significant funding cuts and possible layoffs over the coming months during President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee ban. Th...
Feb 04, 2017
Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today.The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to $...
Oct 01, 2024
Man who posed as Justin Bieber to entice girls sentenced
HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut man who pretended to be pop stars like Justin Bieber and Harry Styles to entice young girls into performing sexual acts during online video chats has been sentenced to ...
Nov 29, 2017
Drive-thru clinic added in North Battleford
Battlefords residents 55 and older will have another two days available at the drive-thru clinic for vaccinations.North Battleford will offer COVID-19 immunization April 13-14 at 391 Yellowhead Highwa...
Apr 12, 2021
The Explosive Gunpowder Art Of Dino Tomic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gunpowder Art We’ve previously featured Croatia-born artist Dino Tomic for his art using granules of salt, but he’s back with a BOOM! Similar t...
May 08, 2018
The Explosive Gunpowder Art Of Dino Tomic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gunpowder Art We’ve previously featured Croatia-born artist Dino Tomic for his art using granules of salt, but he’s back with a BOOM! Similar t...
May 08, 2018
CBC's Tokyo Olympics coverage will be available on Amazon Prime Video
TORONTO - CBC coverage of the Tokyo Olympics will be available live and on-demand on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon says the newly announced partnership in Canada marks the first time Prime Video will str...
Jul 19, 2021