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Battlefords Agricultural Society starting community garden project
The Battlefords Agricultural Society is beginning the new season with a brand new project.General Manager Jocelyn Ritchie said the non profit is starting a new community garden.Plots at 10 ft. x 25 ft...
Mar 31, 2022

Starting Friday, vaccinated travellers to Canada don't need a COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of Friday. The change is a departure from Canada's policy since the early days of the pandemic, and the struggling...
Mar 31, 2022

Jack Campbell close to returning for Leafs; Mrazek likely out at least six weeks
TORONTO - Jack Campbell is on the cusp of returning to the Maple Leafs' crease. Petr Mrazek, meanwhile, will once again be out for an extended period. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said before Thur...
Mar 31, 2022

Drip, Drip, Drip, Normalizing Digital ID
We are at a point in history where citizens of the world will need to tell government AND business what boundaries they want regarding digitalization of their identity. A great deal of our Identificat...
Mar 31, 2022

Supreme Court restores multimillion-dollar fine for Quebec maple syrup thief
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court says one of the men behind the notorious 2012 maple syrup heist in Quebec will have to pay a $9.1-million dollar fine. In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court ...
Mar 31, 2022

Veteran outfielder Dexter Fowler officially signs with Toronto Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Dexter Fowler has signed a minor-league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, with an invitation to major league spring training. The veteran outfielder's arrival at the Blue Jays spring tr...
Mar 31, 2022

Federal housing council calls for budget funding for urban, rural Indigenous
OTTAWA - A federal housing council says the government should invest at least $6.3 billion over this year and next to deal with the immediate housing needs of Indigenous Peoples living in urban, rural...
Mar 31, 2022

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes...
Mar 31, 2022

Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap to Gov. Whitmer
One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified Thursday in his own defense and denied any role in a wild conspiracy to get her before the 2020 election. Dan...
Mar 31, 2022

RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings
HALIFAX - In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the s...
Mar 31, 2022