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Murky Water: SARM looks to a possible solution for water woes
Rural Saskatchewan has been struggling for years, with small towns trying to stay afloat as people move away.Many towns are trying to keep the residents they have and lure new ones, but that's especia...
Mar 07, 2019 Many towns are trying to keep the residents they have and lure new ones, but that's especially hard when they can't drink the water out of their taps. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
A nanny state? Vermont town elects goat as honorary mayor
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. - A 3-year-old Nubian goat named Lincoln is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the Vermont town of Fair Haven. The nanny goat was chosen this week by townspeople for the ...
Mar 07, 2019
After 50 years of failure, feds to try again on major land project in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s. The Natio...
Mar 07, 2019
After 50 years of failure, feds to try again on major land project in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s. The Natio...
Mar 07, 2019
Former Supreme Court justice Beverley McLachlin leads B.C. investigation
VICTORIA - British Columbia's legislature has ratified the appointment of a retired chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada to investigate allegations of spending abuses at the leg...
Mar 07, 2019
Buckle Up: NHL general managers focus on safety, pace of play at meetings
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL players minus their helmets, hair flapping in the breeze as they attempt to rejoin the action, could soon be a thing of the past. The league's general manage...
Mar 07, 2019
Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Adele Sor...
Mar 07, 2019
Stars on Ice Roadshow This Weekend
Come out to the Shellbrook Skating Rink on Sunday, March 10 at 6:30pm to see the Municipal Hail Road Show, hosted by the Shellbrook Skating Club. This show will include our recent Canada Winter Games ...
Mar 07, 2019 : Karen Cay
Anglers Reminded Of March Deadline To Remove Ice Fishing Shelters
With ice fishing season winding down, anglers are reminded that all fishing shelters south of Highway 16 must be removed by March 15, and shelters in areas north of Highway 16 must be removed by March...
Mar 07, 2019 : Karen Cay
Ralph Hall, oldest-ever member of US House, dead at age 95
AUSTIN, Texas - Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde in D...
Mar 07, 2019