Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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'This is something that needs another look:' Petition started to revive Saskatchewan film industry
'Just Friends' starring Ryan Reynolds, and 'The Messengers' featuring Kristen Stewart. These are just two of many movies and shows that have been filmed in Saskatchewan featuring star-studded casts. B...
Jul 04, 2020
Quebec government suspends all advertising on Facebook during July
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it is joining an international boycott of Facebook by refusing to advertise on the social network during the month of July. Premier Francois Legault'...
Jul 03, 2020
Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film 'Songbird'
LOS ANGELES - The union that represents film actors told its members Thursday not to work on the upcoming pandemic thriller "Songbird," saying the filmmakers have not been up-front about safety measur...
Jul 03, 2020
Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronavirus
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp-up of the Republican's efforts to control spiking number...
Jul 02, 2020
Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project's history
OTTAWA - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cleared another legal hurdle Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to First Nations that argue they were not properly consulte...
Jul 02, 2020
Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval
OTTAWA - Several B.C. First Nations vowed Thursday to keep their fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion going, despite losing what appears to be the last known legal option to overtu...
Jul 02, 2020
July added to COVID-19 commercial rent-relief program
OTTAWA - Federal and provincial governments have agreed to extend a commercial rent-relief program to help cover July costs for eligible small businesses. The move comes with a few changes to the subs...
Jul 02, 2020
US trade deficit rises 9.7% in May to $54.6 billion
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit rose for the third straight month in May. Both exports and imports fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued to take a toll on world commerce. The Commerce Departm...
Jul 02, 2020
British judge denies Maduro Venezuela's gold in London bank
LONDON - A British judge on Thursday refused to give Venezuela's Nicols Maduro control of nearly $2 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault because Britain does not recognize the socialist ...
Jul 02, 2020
8th Street construction impacting businesses already struggling in pandemic
It's not only COVID-19 that has had an impact on local businesses. The on-going construction on 8th Street has forced some businesses to delay reopening. "Covid affected us a lot because we had to clo...
Jul 01, 2020 The Granary located on 8th Street
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