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Lifesaving Society shares spring ice safety tips
Spring Ice is Rotten Ice Ice surfaces are not safe as spring arrives. Warmer temperatures and melting ice create unstable ice surfaces. Remember that no ice is without risk. Please stay off the ice! M...
Mar 31, 2021

As Biden talks trillions in infrastructure, Canada works to avoid Buy American snags
WASHINGTON - The first $2-trillion tranche of Joe Biden's sweeping infrastructure plan is fuelling Canadian concern about "Buy American" protectionism. The package, which the U.S. president is promoti...
Mar 31, 2021

Winnipeg's drinking water source of frustration for Indigenous community
TORONTO - About 100 million litres of fresh water flows west to the city of Winnipeg every day but the struggling Indigenous people who live on the shores of Shoal Lake say no benefits have ever flowe...
Mar 31, 2021

Modernizing Rocky Elementary remains top priority for Wild Rose School Division
Modernizing cole Rocky Elementary remains a top priority for Wild Rose School Division under its updated Three Year Capital Plan for 2022-2025. The K to 5 school was first built in 1948, expanded in 1...
Mar 31, 2021

Quebec, Ontario weigh tighter COVID measures as officials raise concerns over Easter
The two provinces hit hardest by COVID-19 are weighing stricter restrictions amid surging case counts, as health officials and politicians urge Canadians to stay home over the upcoming Easter holiday....
Mar 31, 2021

Quebec coroner calls for prompt access to cell data after 2019 fatal helicopter crash
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province adopt legislation allowing authorities to quickly obtain cellphone data in missing persons cases. The recommendation is in a report released to...
Mar 31, 2021

Delta joins other US airlines in ending empty middle seats
Delta Air Lines, the last U.S. airline still blocking middle seats, will end that policy in May as air travel recovers and more people become vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision announced Wednes...
Mar 31, 2021

Russia's Navalny announces start of prison hunger strike
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has started a prison hunger strike to protest officials' failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a statement posted Wednesda...
Mar 31, 2021

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid gets maximum fine for elbow on Habs forward
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has been fined US$5,000, the maximum allowed under the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, for elbowing Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi ...
Mar 31, 2021

Naming process continues for Corridor Replacement Schools
The process for coming up with names for the Corridor Replacement Schools continues. The Corridor naming committee recently submitted their suggestions for the replacement schools in Condor and Leslie...
Mar 31, 2021