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Lake Lenore Lions Ice Fishing Derby
The 11th Annual Lake Lenore Lions Ice Fishing Derby will be Saturday, January 18, 2020.Registration 8:00 am - Fishing 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Catch and Release Only:- Walleye, Northern Pike and Perch Entry...
Dec 17, 2019
US industrial production snaps back, rises 1.1% in November
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production snapped back last month, posting the biggest gain in more than two years, boosted by the end of a strike at General Motors. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday tha...
Dec 17, 2019
US housing construction increases 3.2% in November
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. ...
Dec 17, 2019
Eddy returns to Scotties for first time since dropping '97 final to Schmirler
Chelsea Carey's team has a guaranteed spot in the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada. Lori Eddy and her Nunavut teammates are the first to join the defendi...
Dec 17, 2019
Privacy czar finds gaps in federal party policies on personal information
OTTAWA - The privacy policies of all the major federal political parties failed to ensure people gave valid consent to the collection and use of their personal infor...
Dec 17, 2019
Nova Scotia communities await decision on contentious pulp mill pipeline proposal
HALIFAX - For pipefitter Ben Chisholm, an imminent decision on the future of a Nova Scotia pulp mill could keep tradespeople he represents employed for years - or it could create&n...
Dec 17, 2019
Pope abolishes 'pontifical secret' in clergy sex abuse cases
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has abolished the "pontifical secret" used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect pedophile...
Dec 17, 2019
Green economy think tank gives thumbs up to tree planting promise
OTTAWA - An Ottawa-based green economy think tank says the federal government's promise to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years is a cheap way to pull greenhouse gases out of the a...
Dec 17, 2019
Financial support and Conservative leadership race; In The News for Dec. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 17. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...
Dec 17, 2019
Finance ministers push Morneau for stabilization, health-care money
OTTAWA - The country's finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa today, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta on the agenda. All provinces say a federal program that cu...
Dec 17, 2019