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LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump says his country's legislators have to ratify the new North American free-trade deal before Mexico and Canada lose interest in finalizing it. He and Prime Minister...

OTTAWA - A new study says recent immigrants who are seniors when they arrive in this country are far less likely to live in poverty if they have access to federal old-age benefits. To qualify for...

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the federal government to make up a national suicide-prevention strategy for young people, with a suicide crisis grippin...

EDMONTON - Alberta's top court is dismissing the province's appeal of a ruling that disallowed a program intended to promote sales of local craft beers. But the Court of Appeal tossed out an earlier j...

WINNIPEG - A report from the Manitoba Police Commission says the province should consider enhanced security cameras, a crackdown on panhandlers and other measures to improve safety in downto...

An allegation by a janitor who stated she was told not to speak Cree at Timber Bay School is unfounded. That's according to Northern Lights School Division Director of Education Jason Young, who state...

The La Ronge RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for Calvin Kirk Charles, 41. Charles is wanted for three breaches of probation, possession for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and...

First Responder Training for Sexual Assault and Abuse will be held in La Ronge at Mistasinihk Place December 16.See the poster below for full details.What is First Responder to Sexual Abuse Training? ...

The Ness Creek Music Festival was built on the legacy of a smaller event called "The Ecological Fair," held in 1989 and 1990 near the current Festival site.These were small gatherings that featured ec...

Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Rene Chaboyer stated the fire that destroyed the local band office this morning was an act of arson."RCMP have confirmed arson, so we're just trying to get our emplo...