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Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to 'slow start': report
An analysis by a public policy group has found that federal funding meant to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has stumbled with a "slow start" and "underwhelming results" in three provinces wh...
Oct 12, 2023
Métis Nation aiming to start construction on P.A. community hub in 2024
The Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is sharing more information on one of the buildings they're planning to build in Prince Albert.Earlier this year, City Council approved selling 26 acres of land nea...
Oct 12, 2023
Saskatchewan government introduces ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’
The Sask. Party's new "Parents' Bill of Rights" has been introduced in the Saskatchewan Legislature.The bill, the government said, outlines the rights parents have to make decisions around their child...
Oct 12, 2023
US Defense Secretary Austin to visit Israel on Friday to discuss military aid following Hamas attack
BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel on Friday, the second high-level U.S. official to visit Tel Aviv in two days, in a deliberate show of support and an effort to...
Oct 12, 2023
Bernie Sanders to address NDP convention in pre-recorded video
HAMILTON - United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada's New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its policy convention on Friday. The former U.S. pr...
Oct 12, 2023
Search underway in P.A. wooded area for man not seen in over a year
Volunteers and Prince Albert Police are searching for signs of Henry Paul McAdam, a 49-year-old man missing since 2022, with efforts concentrated in the wooded area east of Princess Auto. McAdam was l...
Oct 12, 2023
Veteran QB Mitchell to make first home start for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - It's taken longer - much longer - than expected but Bo Levi Mitchell will finally make a home start for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran quarterback will be under centre Friday night wh...
Oct 12, 2023
Health ministers are set to wrap up two days of meetings in Charlottetown
CHARLOTTETOWN - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland and his provincial and territorial counterparts are wrapping up two days of meetings in Prince Edward Island today. Earlier this week, Holland said...
Oct 12, 2023
Former Mountie tells court he was unaware of secrets sent to investigative targets
OTTAWA - A former RCMP investigator who worked on a money laundering probe says he was unaware at the time that someone had sent secret information to people who were of interest to authorities. Retir...
Oct 12, 2023
San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation...
Oct 12, 2023