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Skating and curling ice surfaces across the province receiving funding
Almost 600 skating and curling surfaces received funding this year through the Community Rink Affordability Grant program. The province invests $1.6 million into the program annually. Since 2021, over...
Jun 17, 2024
Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Andy Fillmore says he won't return to the House of Commons in the fall. Fillmore was first elected as MP for Halifax in the 2015 election that brought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jun 17, 2024
Navalny's widow to meet with Trudeau, Joly in Ottawa on Tuesday
OTTAWA - The widow of former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is expected to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly on Tuesday in Ottawa. Yulia Navaln...
Jun 17, 2024
Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
CALGARY - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides says cellphones help wit...
Jun 17, 2024
Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
SEATTLE (AP) - BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it ...
Jun 17, 2024
Napatāk Ramble organizers anticipate attendance growth for 2024
The Napatk Ramble continues to grow and draw a lot of attention and involvement from people from inside and outside of the tri-communities. "We provide educational programming for youth in music, art ...
Jun 17, 2024
Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister.In a meeting of the Hou...
Jun 17, 2024
2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan mass shooting at splash pad remain hospitalized, sheriff says
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a suburban Detroit splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition, including an eight-year-old boy who has "made ama...
Jun 17, 2024
Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister. In a meeting of the Ho...
Jun 17, 2024
Canada's Milos Raonic sets record with 47 aces in three-set match
LONDON - Milos Raonic was at his peak when he reached the Wimbledon final in 2016 before injuries decimated his promising career. On Monday, the 33-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., served notice that he...
Jun 17, 2024