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Virtual Dance Showcase Continues Until June 21
We are going BIG for the month of June with a Virtual Dance Showcase, as well as weekly contests for all! National Indigenous History Month starts June 1st. The staff at BATC are proud to celebrate wi...
Jun 08, 2021

London incident that killed four Muslim family members a 'terrorist attack': Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence f...
Jun 08, 2021

Volunteer Opportunities - Meal on Wheels
There are volunteer opportunities throughout the Prince Albert Region of the Saskatchewan Health Authority for Meals on Wheels Drivers.See the poster below for information.
Jun 08, 2021

US job openings surge to record 9.3 million in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the U.S. economy reopening at break-neck speed. The number of job openings soared 12% from the 8.3 million count...
Jun 08, 2021

Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's conviction upheld
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - U.N. appeals judges have upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and other offenses during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and confirm...
Jun 08, 2021

French leader Macron is slapped during visit to small town
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeast France. Macron's office on Tuesday confirmed a video that is widely circ...
Jun 08, 2021

Canadian Adam Hadwin books berth in US Open at final qualifier
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A fourth Canadian golfer has earned a berth in the U.S. Open. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., secured one of 16 berths for the June 17-20 major on Tuesday at a final qualifier. With ...
Jun 08, 2021

CMT to honor Black country music pioneer Linda Martell
NEW YORK (AP) - Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 86...
Jun 08, 2021

Canada announces two new permanent residency pathways for Hong Kong residents
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is offering two new paths to permanent residence for Hong Kong residents who work and/or are recent graduates already living in the country. The federa...
Jun 08, 2021

Swaths of internet down, outage at cloud company Fastly
LONDON (AP) - Numerous websites were unavailable Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at the cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites including the New York Times, CNN, Twi...
Jun 08, 2021