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Rescue operation continues for second day at Quebec mill, two workers remain trapped
WINDSOR, Que. - More than 36 hours after a multi-storey scaffold collapsed at a Quebec paper mill, rescue crews continued to search for two workers trapped in the debris Wednesday. Nancy Corriveau, a ...
Oct 27, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Alberta premier's office failed to address sex harassment complaint
EDMONTON - A former senior political staffer in the Alberta government alleges in a lawsuit that the premier's office fostered a "poisoned work environment" and repeatedly failed to address her compla...
Oct 27, 2021
Government says North Koreans coming to Canada under new scheme must be vetted first
OTTAWA - The government says North Koreans heading to Canada under a new private sponsorship scheme will face health and security screening before being allowed in. The Immigration Department says it ...
Oct 27, 2021
La Ronge council approves long-term care fundraiser study, new LED lights for Uniplex
The Town of La Ronge has decided to move ahead with paying for a portion of study to look into ways to fundraise for furnishings and equipment for the future 80-bed long-term care facility. Council wa...
Oct 27, 2021
Throne Speech goes on despite protest outside Legislative Building
The second session of Saskatchewan's 29th legislature started Wednesday with differing priorities for the government and the opposition, and a change of plans thanks to threats.There was supposed to b...
Oct 27, 2021
Iqaluit expects water testing to come back clean; tap water still undrinkable
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel. Iqaluit is under a state of emergency and its roughly 8,000 residents haven't been abl...
Oct 27, 2021
Town of La Ronge employees must submit to new vaccination policy by Nov. 30
All Town of La Ronge employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing by Nov. 30.The new policy came into force at a regular town council meeting Tuesday, meaning ...
Oct 27, 2021
Provincial case total currently 2,440, including 742 in Northern Sask; five deaths
The province has announced an additional 223 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 164 cases among unvaccinated people and 62 cases among children between the ages of 0-11.Of the new cases, 63 ar...
Oct 27, 2021
New environment minister says his climate plan is not a 'secret agenda'
OTTAWA - Newly minted Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says his agenda to combat climate change and bring down emissions from Alberta's oilsands is not a secret. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has...
Oct 27, 2021
Quenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide Florida fate
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - For the Florida Panthers, there has never been a better start to a season. The next few days, though, could change everything. Panthers coach Joel Quenneville's future is in jeopa...
Oct 27, 2021