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Save-On-Foods Car Show
Save-On-Foods in Prince Albert is hosting a car show on Thursday, August 5 in their west parking lot.All proceeds will be donated in support of MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving.Please see the post...
Jul 28, 2021

Wisconsin officer charged in 2016 slaying of Black man
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge charged a police officer Wednesday in the 2016 slaying of a Black man who was sitting in a parked car, taking the rare step of overruling prosecutors years after...
Jul 28, 2021

Flames acquire defenceman Nikita Zadorov from Blackhawks for third-round pick
The Calgary Flames have kicked off the NHL's free agency period with a trade, picking up defenceman Nikita Zadorov from the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago will get a third-round pick in the 2022 entry dr...
Jul 28, 2021

Green party bleeding cash amid legal battles with Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - The Green party is poised to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal battles with leader Annamie Paul, worsening an already rough financial situation as a federal election nears. ...
Jul 28, 2021

NY to require state employees to get vaccines, or get tested
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York will require all state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. "It's smart...
Jul 28, 2021

Ledecky wins gold, Biles drops out of all-around
TOKYO - Katie Ledecky got her first gold medal of these Olympics, while Simone Biles pulled out of another event she came into the Games favored to win. Ledecky bounced back from losses in her first t...
Jul 28, 2021

Group calls for integration of early childhood education and school systems
An advocacy group is calling for Canada to fully integrate child-care and early childhood education into its school systems. A new report from People for Education says there are clear benefits to ear...
Jul 28, 2021

Penny Oleksiak swims into Canada's record books after earning sixth career medal
Canada's most decorated summer Olympian doesn't have much time to rest and take it in. Penny Oleksiak swam into Canada's record books on Wednesday after winning a bronze in the women's 200-metre frees...
Jul 28, 2021

Trudeau in N.L. for announcements about child care, Muskrat Falls hydro project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Newfoundland and Labrador today to make announcements about child care and about the province's troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project, ...
Jul 28, 2021

Canada's Ellie Black out of all-around final with sprained ankle
TOKYO - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black has withdrawn from Thursday's all-around final event at Tokyo Olympics with an ankle injury. Canadian Olympic Committee chief sport officer Eric Myles said in a re...
Jul 28, 2021