Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a First Nation east of Calgary today for a signing ceremony. Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, are to spend much of the day at Siksika Nation. A notice on the nation’s website inviting its members to the event says it’s […]
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By Alanna Durkin Richer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON (AP) — “My No. 1 job is to keep you and your sister safe.” That’s what I tell my toddler almost daily when I remind him not to jump off the couch, stand on the kitchen counter or dart across the street without me. I know rationally that I […]
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Water levels back on the rise after storms and wind As towns and properties along the Rainy Lake basin grapple with flooding, the township of Rainy River is no different. But improvements to infrastructure have left it in a better position than some. Flooding of homes in the Town of […]
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Boaters who need to pass under the lift bridge should carry a phone; getting the bridge lifted is just a phone call away. With rising water levels, it has become unsafe for most boats to pass under the lift bridge. However, a process is in place to assist boaters safe […]
I had the lucky opportunity to visit with two of my grandchildren recently, a five-day immersion into chaos, a bit like Survivor but without the chance to win the immunity idol. They are busy boys, with an all-in attitude for living, with no self-preservation gene. There is only one speed […]
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in Uvalde Texas last week. Just 10 days earlier 10 people were killed in a Buffalo New York supermarket. Across the US, there have been 214 mass shootings this year. All those senseless killings using a military style weapon have made Canadians uncomfortable […]
Dear editor, As we drive by the mill and watch its furious and rapid destruction, we might very well ask ourselves what came to pass that the mainstay of our economy must be razed to the ground. It really doesn’t make sense. We live among plentiful forest resources, but we […]
Last week Stratton lost one of its most dedicated community enthusiasts. Bryan Bonot could well be described as the life blood of Stratton’s reputation as a hotbed of recreation for curling and fast ball. A memorial held at one of his favourite spots, the Curling Rink was not so much […]
Hyven Huang of SkyAgTech piloted an XAG drone to seed oats at the Emo Agricultural Research Station last Thursday. He fills the unit, and it then disperses seed to a given area. Huang says the drone uses RTK (real-time kinematic positioning) for centimetre-level accuracy. RTK is similar to GPS, but […]
