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Liberals block hearings into scathing ethics report on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Cries of a coverup competed with claims of pre-election, hyper-partisan excess Wednesday after Liberal MPs blocked an opposition attempt to hold hearings on ethics commissioner Mario Dion's s...
Aug 21, 2019
Hazardous materials teams aiding in cleanup of fiery Alberta crash scene
CEREAL, Alta. - Police expect a stretch of southeastern Alberta highway that was the scene of a deadly fiery crash will remain closed until about midday Wednesday. RCMP say hazardous material teams wi...
Aug 21, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Liberals unhurt, Tories not helped by scathing SNC-Lavalin report: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair hasn't so far hurt the Liberals' chances of re-election this fall - and it h...
Aug 21, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at the nomination meeting for Liberal candidate Elisabeth Briere in Montreal on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair hasn't so far hurt the Liberals' chances of re-election this fall — and it hasn't helped the Conservatives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
P.A. Council ponders curfew in back alleys and walkways
By Alison Sandstrom, paNOW Prince Albert city council will study the possibility of a new bylaw prohibiting access to public back alleys and walkways at night. The proposed measure, aimed at combating...
Aug 21, 2019 Trash can fires aren't the only concern for residents as council ponders a curfew at night in back alleys and walkways to curb rampant property crime. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Oilfield death confirmed near Stoughton
A man is dead after an incident in the oilfield on Monday afternoon. Crescent Point Energy confirmed in a press release that an employee of Aaron Well Servicing passed away at a Crescent Point site ou...
Aug 20, 2019
Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twitter said it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The compan...
Aug 20, 2019 In this Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 file photo, pro-China supporters take a selfie with a Chinese national flag to support police and anti-violence during a rally at a park in Hong Kong. Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
SNC-Lavalin controversy tails PM to Quebec, where affair has different impact
OTTAWA - Questions about the SNC-Lavalin affair Monday trailed Justin Trudeau to Quebec - the seat-rich province at the centre of the controversy, and a place where the prime minister could conceivabl...
Aug 19, 2019
Pipeline rupture sends 40,000 litres of oil into Alberta creek
DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pipeline has spilled 40,000 litres of crude oil into a creek. The regulator says on its website that the incident happened Thursday on a Bon...
Aug 19, 2019 Residue from the Husky Energy oil spill on the North Saskatchewan River in July 2016. (Bryan Eneas/paNow)
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, sparking backlash from China
OTTAWA - Chinese officials accused Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland of "meddling" in China's internal affairs Sunday after her weekend statement condemning violence in Hong Kong in the wake ...
Aug 19, 2019
Moose Jaw asks feds to exempt proposed power plant from carbon tax
The mayor of Moose Jaw is calling on the federal government to exempt a proposed natural gas power plant from the new carbon tax regulations. In December, SaskPower announced plans to build the $700-m...
Aug 19, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...