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Judge orders Quebec to pay over $144M to taxi permit holders for abolishing permits
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $144 million to several thousand former taxi permit holders in the province. Justice Silvana Conte ruled that the g...
Jun 21, 2024

Ceremony marks milestone for 34 CCHS graduates
Family and friends of 34 Churchill Community High School (CCHS) graduates gathered Friday to mark an important milestone in their lives. The ceremony was held at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community C...
Jun 21, 2024

CFL fines veteran kickers over chipped football controversy
TORONTO - Kickers Sergio Castillo, Brett Lauther, Sean Whyte and Lewis Ward were fined by the CFL on Friday after publicly speaking out on the league's use of chipped footballs on field-goal attempts....
Jun 21, 2024

Mbappé watches from subs' bench as France and Netherlands produce Euro 2024's first 0-0
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Kylian Mbapp watched from the substitutes' bench as France and the Netherlands finished 0-0 in a heavyweight European Championship clash on Friday. Antoine Griezmann missed Fra...
Jun 21, 2024

Indigenous leader makes plea for unity among B.C. First Nations to save wild salmon
VICTORIA - Indigenous dancers have circled a fire inside Victoria's Mungo Martin House in a celebration of wild salmon on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Members of the Namgis First Nation from the A...
Jun 21, 2024

Rebecca Strong kicks off National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities in P.A.
Hundreds gathered outside City Hall on Friday morning as one of the city's biggest celebrities helped kickoff National Indigenous Peoples Day in Prince Albert. Canada's Got Talent winner and P.A.'s ow...
Jun 21, 2024

Marshals reveal new crest, hire deputy chief marshal
The new marshal's service that is in process of being created has hired a new Deputy Chief Marshal. Richard Lowen is a veteran of the Winnipeg and Estevan Police Services, finishing his 30-year career...
Jun 21, 2024

National Indigenous People's Day celebrating resiliency
A rainy morning and power outages couldn't dampen the spirits of participants of the "Miyawatamowin Sohkastwatin" pancake breakfast event hosted by Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc., at the Agr...
Jun 21, 2024

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in Prince Albert
The city of Prince Albert is celebrating June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day with a series of events starting in Memorial Square at city hall. Celebrations will begin with a pipe ceremony at 9 a...
Jun 21, 2024

B.C. launches class-action lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals'
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals" involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinkin...
Jun 21, 2024