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The Ile a la Crosse Summer Festival Continues
Ile a La Crosse Summer Festival continues all week.See the poster below for details.Changes Events are: Family Scavenger hunt moved to Tuesday July 2,2019 Boat Rally moved to July 6,2019
Jul 4, 2019
Dragonflies with tiny fanny packs show migration patterns in new study
GUELPH, Ont. - A study in which insects were equipped with tiny radio-tracking fanny packs could help conservation efforts as populations around the world decline. The research by University of G...
Jul 4, 2019
French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants
PARIS - France's lower house of parliament approved Thursday a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook - and the French government hopes other countries will follow s...
Jul 4, 2019
Winnipeg man who killed woman, dumped body won't get parole chance for 15 years
WINNIPEG - The father of a woman who was stabbed numerous times and her body discarded in a shallow grave says he'll never stop hurting, even though her killer has been sentenced to life in prison wit...
Jul 4, 2019
New sergeant-at-arms appointed in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the appointment of Patrick McDonell as the official sergeant-at-arms of the House of Commons. McDonell has been serving in the role as acting sergea...
Jul 4, 2019
Preparing the brain for the bull, riders say don't think about it
CALGARY - Garrett Green found good advice for riding a bull in the book "The Inner Game of Tennis". Preparing to board a three-quarter ton mass of muscle, horn and unpredictability named "Fi...
Jul 4, 2019
Workers trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine safely back on surface
A fertilizer company says all 34 people who were trapped deep in a Saskatchewan potash mine for more than a day are now safely above ground.Will Tigley, a spokesman with Nutrien Ltd., says a service s...
Jul 4, 2019 Nutrien's Cory potash mine. (Nutrien)
Meadow Lake Provincial Park Programs
There is always fun to be had in Meadow Lake, especially at the Meadow Lake Provincial Park.There are many great activities, and places to see in the area.See the 4 posters for details.
Jul 4, 2019
Trudeau announces $1.3 billion in federal funding for Montreal metro extension
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will invest $1.3 billion to help finance an extension of Montreal's metro system. The federal money would help ...
Jul 4, 2019
Eugenie Bouchard's losing streak hits six matches after Wimbledon setback
WIMBLEDON, England - Two of the biggest names in Canadian tennis remain locked in slumps after being bounced in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Eu...
Jul 4, 2019