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Ag Buy Sell Offers Free Platform for 4H Club Members
Calling all 4-H leaders and members! We know that this has been a hard time for our 4-H community as COVID-19 has put a stop to most Achievement Days that were to take place in May and June. As a resu...
Apr 21, 2020

Phone - In Counselling
Do you need someone to talk to? Are you looking for solutions to help you get through these difficult times.Phone in Counselling in available.See the poster below.
Apr 21, 2020

Tokyo Olympics, IOC conflict over who pays for postponement
TOKYO - An open conflict broke out between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on Tuesday over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya said the organizi...
Apr 21, 2020

P.A. city council pushes ahead on Alley Bylaw; hears petition against it
Prince Albert city councillors heard from the author of a petition against their proposed back alley curfew on Monday night, but remained unfazed in their resolve to move ahead on the issue. If implem...
Apr 21, 2020 According to a city report, up to half of all properties in P.A. abut onto a back alley. (Alison Sandstrom)

Asia Today: Singapore extends lockdown amid surge in cases
BANGKOK - Singapore will extend its partial lockdown by four more weeks after reporting thousands of new coronavirus cases in recent days, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday. The tiny city-st...
Apr 21, 2020

UK Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown
LONDON - Britain's Parliament is going back to work, and the political authorities have a message for lawmakers: Stay away. U.K. legislators and most parliamentary staff were sent home in late March a...
Apr 21, 2020

Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus
LONDON - The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back t...
Apr 21, 2020

Queen Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare
LONDON - Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II's 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells.With thousa...
Apr 21, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 21, 2020

Social gatherings and congregational prayers cancelled during Ramadan
This week is usually when kids in the Muslim community get excited about an annual trip to see the full moon that marks the start of Ramadan, says Cindy Jadayel...
Apr 21, 2020