The annual Chase the Ace has brought the biggest jackpot of its kind to the region, with hopeful players now driving to New Brunswick from all over the Maritimes, and beyond, to get tickets that must be bought in person. Lottery in Petit-Rocher is in its 11th month, with players …
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Young Inuk pilot hired to fly for Canada North a ‘big win’ for more than the company
After overcoming many obstacles to complete his pilot training, Joseph Akulukjuk is starting a new job working for Canadian North in Nunavut. The airline says it's a big win. Airline says young Inuk will be a role model for youth in the communities he flies to A 24-year-old pilot from …
Read More »Teenage surfing star Erin Brooks granted Canadian citizenship, now sets sights on Olympics
Sports Olympics Summer Sports Surfing Teenage surfing prodigy Erin Brooks has won her fight for Canadian citizenship, opening the door for her to compete for Canada at the Paris Olympics. Texas-born 16-year-old has Canadian ties through her father, grandfather Teenage surfing prodigy Erin Brooks has won her fight for Canadian …
Read More »Rapper handed life sentence for two B.C. murders in case featuring musical confession
As the rapper T-Sav, Tyrel Nguyen drew on his experiences as a gangster for his songs. A B.C. Supreme Court judge found his lyrics convincing enough to accept them as a kind of musical confession. Judge concluded Tyrel Nguyen claimed to have shot Randeep Kang in music video entered into …
Read More »As clock ticks down to CEBA deadline, business owners plead for understanding from government
Some small business owners in Canada are asking for the federal government to reckon with the challenges they face as they confront a looming deadline to repay a portion of emergency government loans issued during the pandemic. Around 900,000 businesses signed on to government loan program Some small business owners …
Read More »Over-capacity ERs are dangerous choke points. But hospital challenges go far deeper
Canadian emergency rooms are overflowing while an array of respiratory illnesses — COVID-19 included — keep circulating. And it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs that turn front-line ERs into dangerous choke points. Staff shortages, respiratory illnesses pose challenges, alongside long-standing hospital bed capacity crunch This story is part …
Read More »Can electric vehicles handle northern B.C.’s -30 C temperatures?
Amid frigid temperatures, a Prince George, B.C., man decided to test his Tesla's winter efficiency. Prince George EV driver made a 440-km round trip to test his Tesla's winter efficiency Amid frigid temperatures, a Prince George, B.C., man decided to test his Tesla's winter efficiency. Mark Vejvoda made a 440-kilometre …
Read More »Patient contaminated with ‘crude oil substance’ prompts evacuation of Sask. hospital
The Weyburn General Hospital was evacuated Friday after a strong gas smell spread throughout the building. The source was identified as a patient whose clothing was contaminated with a crude oil substance, the Weyburn fire chief says. Strong, noxious smell spread throughout building, fire chief says A patient was the …
Read More »Shuttered pulp mill leaves Terrace Bay, Ont., anxious and uncertain, a feeling other mill towns can relate to
This month's shutdown of the pulp mill in Terrace Bay, Ont., and temporary layoff of 400 workers has been a crushing blow that has left people anxious about the future, reflecting scenes that have played out in mill towns across Canada in recent years. It's long been the community's main …
Read More »Sask. woman says she has excruciating pain after injury at Caribbean resort
A Regina woman says she was seriously hurt in the Dominican Republic last week, causing injuries and excruciating pain that sent her to hospital — and leaving the planned opening of her business next month in limbo. Sunwing investigating after Mackenzie Wilker says engagement trip turned into a 'horrendous' experience …
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