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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill a...
Apr 16, 2020
Agriculture group wants Ottawa to prioritize aid to ensure food supply
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says Ottawa should make the industry a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, second to the health of Canadians, to ensure the country's food supply. Pr...
Apr 16, 2020
Vidal calls for more support for First Nations-owned businesses
Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal is calling on the federal government to do more for businesses owned by First Nations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter written to Minister of Fi...
Apr 16, 2020 Gary Vidal believes First Nations-owned businesses are being negatively impacted by a federal subsidy program. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
'Just killed 2 ppl:' A look at events in the La Loche school shooting
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will not hear the sentencing appeal of a student who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., in 2016. The rul...
Apr 16, 2020
Push to have Parliament resume stems from Canadians' frustrations, Tory MP says
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says his party's push for some kind of ongoing sitting of Parliament is born partially out of frustrations being voiced by Canadians over the federal response to COVID-19. B...
Apr 16, 2020
Relaxing Canada-U.S. border restrictions still a long way off: Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will be some time before Canada can seriously consider relaxing its mutual travel restrictions with the United States. Trudeau, who spoke earlie...
Apr 16, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear Saskatchewan shooter’s sentencing appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting at a northern Saskatchewan school.Randan Dakota Fontaine was two weeks shy of...
Apr 16, 2020 Randan Fontaine is escorted out of his sentencing hearing in La Loche on Feb. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
'There has been a boom.' Surge in video games linked to need for connection
The bleak, stereotypical image of the lonely, socially isolated video game player is rapidly falling away. As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to find new pursuits while st...
Apr 16, 2020
Putin postpones World War II victory parade due to virus
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the postponement Thursday of a Victory Day parade marking the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II, an event planned ...
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 Relief Fund at VIC
We are proud to support our doctors, nurses, health care professionals and administrators who are continuing the high level of care within our facility during this time of uncertainty.To help with the...
Apr 16, 2020