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'Saskatchewan's interests:' Premier mulls legal options on federal carbon tax
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall came out swinging Friday against the federal government’s intention to impose a carbon tax, questioning whether it would be legal and whether Ottawa did i...
Oct 07, 2016
Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds
Nearly a year after Congress approved an extraordinary $1 billion to tackle the opioid crisis, the money that poured into all 50 states is gradually reaching places where it can do some good, but with...
Oct 26, 2017
COVID case could have impact on Australia Open preparations
MELBOURNE, Australia - Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament's Melbourne quarantine hote...
Feb 03, 2021
COVID case could have impact on Australia Open preparations
MELBOURNE, Australia - Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament's Melbourne quarantine hote...
Feb 03, 2021
Mixed messages on B.C.'s efforts to cool the hot housing market
VICTORIA - Real estate experts say the British Columbia government started to build a strong foundation for more affordable housing in Tuesday’s budget, but opinion varies on the expected outcom...
Feb 21, 2018
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 30
Five stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 30 --- ATTACK ON QUEBEC CITY MOSQUE LEAVES 6 DEAD, 8 INJURED An attack on a Quebec City mosque has left six people dead and eight others injured. Provincial p...
Jan 30, 2017
New street mural has historic ties
North Battleford residents rolled up their sleeves once again in the name of community safety, Saturday, to create a vibrant street mural at the intersection of 95 Street and Abbott Avenue. This is th...
Oct 02, 2017
Feds bullish on nuclear: Minister visits Sask. north
"Show me a credible plan that doesn't involve nuclear." That's the strong endorsement for Saskatchewan's uranium sector from federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan who has just...
Mar 10, 2020
The rise of mobile zoos raising concerns about health and safety
TORONTO - Shannon Geldart does not remember what kind of snake it was, only that it stretched further than the width of her Toronto home. As the metres-long reptile settled on the laps of a dozen chil...
Oct 07, 2016
A list of Canadians who ran into trouble abroad in 2016
TORONTO - Every year a number of Canadians and permanent residents find themselves behind bars in foreign countries - 2016 was no exception. Some cases have been called unjust, others are in the proce...
Dec 13, 2016