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Via Rail subsidiary paid Quebec marketing firm $330K as it pivoted to high-speed rail
MONTREAL - A federal Crown corporation paid more than $330,000 to an outside marketing firm to rebrand a planned passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City and boost its popularity. Docume...
May 28, 2025

Summer Fair Early Bird Wristband Tickets
The PA EX 2025 Summer Fair Early Bird Wristband Tickets are now on sale.See the poster for details.
May 28, 2025

Tate brothers face rape and trafficking chares in the UK
LONDON (AP) - Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Crown Prosecution Service said a European arrest warr...
May 28, 2025

Tisdale issues fire ban due to dry conditions and warm temperatures
Another local community has issued a fire ban. This time, it's the Town of Tisdale. "Effective immediately, the Town of Tisdale is enacting a comprehensive fire ban within town limits to address the h...
May 28, 2025

Busy month continues for Melfort Fire Department after early morning call
Another fire in Melfort early Wednesday morning makes it an even 30 so far this month. The Melfort Fire Department (MFD) was called to a report a fire on Saskatchewan Drive. A burning post at the rear...
May 28, 2025

Wildfire smoke leading to Air Quality Warning for large portion of northeastern Saskatchewan
Much of northeastern Saskatchewan is under an Air Quality Warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the warning today as smoke continues to cause very poor air quality and reduced visibili...
May 28, 2025

Cody Chovancek looks to defend Unified MMA bantamweight title, make UFC take notice
TORONTO - Cody Chovancek won the Unified MMA bantamweight championship in June 2024 with a particularly nasty calf slicer submission victory over previously unbeaten American Gage (The Gremlin) Gill. ...
May 28, 2025

Experts say royal visit was meant to send a message to Trump — and to London
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney meant to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump by inviting King Charles to Ottawa this week, foreign policy experts say - but Trump may not have been the on...
May 28, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Evacuation concerns as fires rage in Manitoba, Flin Flon threatened
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says widespread wildfires have the city of Flon Flon on the verge of evacuation while officials are struggling to find places to put thousands more possible evacu...
May 28, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Oilers' Hyman 'most likely done' for the playoffs after Game 4 injury
EDMONTON - Zach Hyman is "most likely done" for the playoffs. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Wednesday the grinding winger was set to have surgery after getting injured in Edmonton's 4-1 victor...
May 28, 2025