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Wet'suwet'en deal recognizes rights and title, sets stage for ongong talks
SMITHERS, B.C. - A draft agreement between hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline in northern British Columbia and the federal and provincial governments recognizes the rights and title of ...
May 12, 2020

Nursing on the frontline of a pandemic
Nurses in Prince Albert and across the world face new challenges everyday in the battle to flatten the COVID-19 curve.Tuesday marked International Nurses Day and President of the Saskatchewan Union of...
May 12, 2020

Faith leaders say they are being left out of reopen plan
Two Prince Albert church leaders are raising concerns with the provincial government's reopen plans.John Fryters, senior pastor with the Heart of Seniors Gathering told paNOW religious institutions ar...
May 12, 2020

Chronic wasting disease an issue in many areas of Saskatchewan
Chronic wasting disease is present in 55 of Saskatchewan's 85 wildlife management zones.Chuck Lees, assistant executive director with fish, wildlife and lands branch with the ministry of environment s...
May 12, 2020

HMCS Fredericton back in action after Cyclone crash
OTTAWA - The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton is back in action less than two weeks after its Cyclone helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece, killing six Canadian Armed Forces members. Depar...
May 12, 2020

Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders
At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse. Tate reo...
May 12, 2020

Neighbour reported mass shooter's domestic violence, weapons to police
HALIFAX - A former neighbour of the gunman behind last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia says she reported his domestic violence and cache of firearms to the RCMP years ago and ...
May 12, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's Far North
There are five new cases in the province's Far North with three in the Beauval area and two more in La Loche.The new cases bring the provincial total to 573. Of the total cases across the province, 19...
May 12, 2020

TSB urges new way to test train brakes as probe into fatal B.C. crash continues
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says there should be a better way of determining whether a train's brakes are working as they should. The agency wrote to Transport Canada last...
May 12, 2020

Cannes is empty, the day the film festival should have begun
CANNES, France - The stars stayed home, their beach backdrop is closed and the prestigious grounds of the Cannes Film Festival have been repurposed as a homeless shelter. Cannes should have been buzzi...
May 12, 2020