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Super Bowl has 101.1 million TV viewers, up from 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo, up from 2021 and capping a stirring playoff schedule...
Feb 15, 2022
Make Prince Albert National Park your destination for February Break!
Visiting Prince Albert National Park during February Break (February 19-27) ensures that visitors have space to have an invigorating and inspiring adventure!The entire park is a glistening winter wond...
Feb 15, 2022
U of S professor explains impact of Emergencies Act
The reactions began even before the official announcement was made on Monday - the prime minister was, for the first time, invoking the Emergencies Act.With reactions came misinformation and assumptio...
Feb 15, 2022
Ministers to announce changes to COVID-19 border restrictions today
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is expected to announce major changes to the border measures designed to counter to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at 1 p.m. EST. Currently, th...
Feb 15, 2022
Four dead, search continues for 15 missing from Spanish fishing boat off Newfoundland
HALIFAX - A Canadian rescue ship and aircraft are involved in the search for a Spanish fishing vessel that sank off Newfoundland with the loss of at least four crew members, while another 15 are missi...
Feb 15, 2022
Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency. Speaking after talks with...
Feb 15, 2022
Women's pursuit speedskating team gives Canada elusive second gold in Beijing
BEIJING - Canada's Olympians have made many trips to the podium at the Beijing Winter Games, but heading into Tuesday, only one of those included a stop on the top step. After an eight-day wait, Canad...
Feb 15, 2022
Athabasca voters to elect new MLA
Today represents a big day for voters in the Athabasca constituency as they are electing a new Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).The byelection was needed after Buckley Belanger stepped down la...
Feb 15, 2022
Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing calming war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country's three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north. Tuesday's vote by lawma...
Feb 15, 2022
Victims' relatives feel 'deep discouragement' with Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The public inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives is facing intense criticism from victims' relatives one week before the proceedings are to begin....
Feb 15, 2022