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NHL all-star festivities netted some surprising results for Proline bettors
TORONTO - The NHL all-star festivities presented a few surprises for Proline customers. The league's best gathered last weekend in Florida but according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 3...
Feb 06, 2023

McKinsey doesn't meet criteria for banning company from federal contracts: bureaucrat
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada says the federal government's ethics rules do not disqualify consulting firm McKinsey & Company from doing business with the ...
Feb 06, 2023

Prince Albert liquor permit up as SLGA starts sell off
The permit for one of two provincially run liquor stores in Prince Albert is part of an initial lot of sales by SLGA. The province announced last year they would no longer operate retail liquor stores...
Feb 06, 2023

Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course
EDMONTON - The Law Society of Alberta has voted by a three-to-one margin in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture. Almost 3,500 lawyers...
Feb 06, 2023

B.C. fire tanker crashes in Australia, both on board safe: owner
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A Boeing 737 air tanker owned by a British Columbia company has crashed in western Australia while on deployment to a fire. Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni on Vancouver Is...
Feb 06, 2023

Moe lays out expectations ahead of federal-provincial health-care meeting
The much-anticipated health-care meeting between Canada's premiers and the federal government is set to take place on Tuesday.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told reporters at the Regina Airport on Sun...
Feb 06, 2023

Rural internet services set to improve in the northeast
A local communications company has partnered with SaskTel to help "bring more advanced broadband solutions and faster internet speeds to underserved rural areas in east-central Saskatchewan."The local...
Feb 06, 2023

Montreal Lake Walleye Derby cashing in
It's hard to believe that a four pound six ounce walleye could net you more money than most people earn in a year.But that's one of the attractions of the Montreal Lake Walleye Derby, where the grand ...
Feb 06, 2023

Canada's first four sailors named for Pan American Games in Chile
KINGSTON, ONTARIO - Canada's first four sailors for the Pan American Games in Chile later this year have been selected. Will Jones of Jerseyville, Ont., and Justin Barnes of Pickering, Ont., in the 49...
Feb 06, 2023

Register for Lacrosse in Melfort
Registration is OPEN! We have four evenings in March at the KVC to see if lacrosse is right for your child. Registration deadline is March 30th.Those who register early (before March 2rd) will have th...
Feb 06, 2023