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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will support work in the oil and gas sector by spending $1.7 billion to help clean up "orphaned wells." He says restoring abandoned o...

An in-person regular La Ronge council meeting will go ahead as usual April 22 at 7 p.m. with some exceptions. According to a public notice issued earlier this week, residents were advised only some me...

One man has been charged by RCMP for bootlegging in Pelican Narrows. That's according to an RCMP press release, which states a search warrant was execute April 15 on Jan Street. During the search of t...

CALGARY - Western Canada's largest private-sector union is proposing that people be limited to one trip to the grocery store each week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 a...

A public drive-in Easter Service in Nipawin that was called off the night before has drawn attention from outside the province. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a law firm based ...

There were moments when Julie Croteau's baseball path was a lonely one even as she turned in a career historic enough that Cooperstown wanted her glove. Little League with mostly boys. Suing her high ...

For many athletes, the prospect of professional sports slowly emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to resume play in empty sports complexes is reason for optimism. Sure, the stadiums and arenas will be...

OTTAWA - The Ontario Medical Association says a survey of its members shows nearly half the primary-care clinics in the province are at risk of closing their doors because doctors can't pay the b...

Former CFL star quarterback Doug Flutie says U.S. President Donald Trump - Flutie's boss during his first professional football gig - is "doing a great job." Flutie, 57, spent eight seasons in the CFL...

ALBANY, N.Y. - The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state survey identifying numerous New York facilities where multiple patients died over the past few we...