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Northwest musicians win big at Sask. Music Awards
It was a night to celebrate the best in Saskatchewan Music and some artists from the northwest were named the best of the best.The biggest prize of the awards, Album of The Year, went to Cut Knife mus...
Dec 12, 2022
Lawyers from far and wide called to the bar in Prince Albert
The legal community in Prince Albert officially grew by a dozen people on Friday, all with varied backgrounds, with some coming from as far as Ukraine and South Africa for their new position.Robyn Erm...
Dec 12, 2022
Birch Narrows joins partnership focused on technology products
Birch Narrows Dene Development Inc. (BNDDI), MMLK Group Inc., and Superior Strategies have partnered to launch All3Innovation LP, a new majority Indigenous-owned technology business. All3Innovation de...
Dec 12, 2022
Ottawa police cut email access over fears info would leak during 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA, Ill. - Police in Ottawa were so worried about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers that they shut off the email accounts of members on leave from the force as a precaution during protests ...
Dec 12, 2022
Former Riders head coach John Gregory dead at 84
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach John Gregory, who led the CFL team to the 1989 Grey Cup title, has died.He was 84.After a successful college coaching career in the United States, Gregory jo...
Dec 12, 2022
Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr dies after long illness
OTTAWA - Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period ...
Dec 12, 2022
Business group offers $100,000 reward over attack on Coastal GasLink site
SURREY, B.C. - The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. is offering a $100,000 reward for information about an attack on Coastal GasLink employees at a northern work site in Febr...
Dec 12, 2022
Return to in-person work a contentious issue among federal public servants
OTTAWA - Public servants are voicing their disapproval for an impending mandate to return to the office. To date, government departments have been making their own decisions about remote and hybrid wo...
Dec 12, 2022
More 'sustainable' funding needed to revitalize Indigenous languages, committee hears
OTTAWA - Witnesses testifying at a parliamentary committee say that if the federal government is serious about revitalizing Indigenous languages, it must provide better funding. Several speakers appea...
Dec 12, 2022
Violent crime involving firearms down five per cent: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Newly released statistics show violent crime involving firearms dropped five per cent in Canada between 2020 and 2021. According to Statistics Canada, violent crime in general went up four pe...
Dec 12, 2022