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CP NewsAlert: With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike
OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before its 9 p.m. ET deadline. MO...
Apr 18, 2023

Missing Canadian women and girls called family from Syrian camp, lawyer says
A lawyer for two Canadian women and three teen girls, who were set to be repatriated from northeastern Syria earlier this month, says they were mistreated by guards and are being detained in a camp pr...
Apr 18, 2023

Air Ronge, La Ronge leaders attend 2023 SUMA convention
Air Ronge and La Ronge are represented at the 2023 Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Saskatoon. La Ronge Mayor Joe Hordyski is attending the convention, which runs fro...
Apr 18, 2023

Edmonton Oilers seek a rebound after the playoff win that got away
EDMONTON - History repeating itself is the next goal for the Edmonton Oilers. A pair of squandered two-goal leads in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings isn't how the Oilers intended to open ...
Apr 18, 2023

Group crossing border called 911 suffering from cold, Minnesota sheriff says
ROSEAU, Minn. - Nine people were detained and one was missing after trying to walk across the Canada-United States border in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a Minnesota sheriff says. The group mad...
Apr 18, 2023

Alberta premier rolls back part of government's media-question restriction policy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reversing part of her government's new media-question restriction policy but says she will continue to limit queries in order to provide more answers. Smit...
Apr 18, 2023

Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for mov...
Apr 18, 2023

'Like an earthquake': NYC parking garage partially collapses
NEW YORK (AP) - A parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's Financial District, and firefighters were searching for people who might have been trapped in the debris, authorities ...
Apr 18, 2023

HFX Wanderers coach happy to be back competing in Canadian Championship
The last time Patrice Gheisar was in the Canadian Championship, he was coaching Ontario's Vaughan Azzurri against the CPL's HFX Wanderers FC. The Canadian Premier League side dispatched Gheisar's semi...
Apr 18, 2023

Drama club hosts first play since 2019
Peanut Productions is celebrating 30 years of promoting arts and culture in the tri-communities. The drama club, which hasn't held a show since 2019 due to COVID, returns this week with a PG-rated com...
Apr 18, 2023