A story about life on a farm in Saskatchewan has received a Governor General's award for children's literature.

Police are asking for help finding a man they believe responsible for a series of sexual assaults in the St. James area of Winnipeg. The most recent incident happened Wednesday morning at a bus stop on Ness Avenue at Conway

There are already about 1,200 wells in the area, but they were drilled over the past 30 years.

The province has announced funding for more seats at Red River college for students who want to become laboratory and radiologic technologists. On the radiologic tech side, a dozen more seats have already been added to the program, increasing its

Nunavut's land-claim organization wants restrictions on the adoption of Inuit children by non-Inuit in the territory. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. has asked the government of Nunavut to impose a moratorium on adoptions of Inuit by non-Inuit. Paul Kaludjak, the president of

A Nunavut gold mine project is getting a major boost, just as gold prices hit 18-year highs. The world's largest gold producer, Newmont Mining Corporation, is backing Miramar Mining's efforts to open the Hope Bay mine near Cambridge Bay. Miramar

The chief of Wrigley and his wife have been charged with possession of marijuana after a police operation in Fort Simpson. Police charged David Moses, Lisa Moses and 11 others with drug charges on Nov. 5. Six of the accused

Henry Taube, a Nobel-prize winning chemist who liked to describe himself as a farm boy from Saskatchewan, has died. According to the Stanford Report, Taube died Wednesday at 89 at his California home on the Stanford University campus. Born in

The chair of the United Potato Growers of America told Island farmers the key to making money is to resist the temptation to grow more potatoes. Albert Wada, a farmer from Idaho, spoke to the P.E.I. Potato Board's annual meeting

Vastel suggests, among other things, that Simard mocked his sister's appearance and discouraged her from seeing a psychologist.

A deal has been struck to bring local doctors back to work in the emergency room in Gimli. Five physicians who run family practices in the Gimli area work on-call rotations at the hospital. For the past two weeks, only

The city will spend $13 million to buy out homeowners who say they've been adversely affected by construction of the Glenmore-Elbow Drive interchange. Residents like Peggy Jackson, on Malibu Road, say the city didn't build a proper sound barrier to

Nunavut Environment Minister Olayuk Akesuk is worried that the federal government is preparing to give fishing rights off Nunavut's coast to southern interests. Akesuk says Ottawa is consulting with the Atlantic fishing industry about an upcoming increase in the turbot

Acadia University in Wolfville will become a tobacco-free campus starting July 1. University officials announced the plan Thursday, saying they want to provide a healthy environment for everyone on campus. "[Students] are at a critical age when smoking becomes an

Snow-clearing crews are continuing to work on roads and highways across southern Manitoba. In rural areas, most highways still have slippery sections, with "poor driving conditions" reported in many areas. The worst conditions are around Beausejour, Dugald, Killarney and Boissevain.

Opposition leader Robert Ghiz asked the Binns government to do more to help Islanders pay for increased fuel prices during the first question period of the fall session of the legislature. Ghiz said the Tories should have set aside money

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League suspended P.E.I. Rocket coach Yanick Jean for five games Thursday for his actions in fight-filled game with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan earlier this month. Titan assistant coach Pat Daviault and defenceman Kris MacDonald were each

The suspects acted as a tenant and landlord of 4727 Garnier St. in Montreal, and said they wanted to sublet the apartment, police say.

TORONTO, Nov. 17 - Environment Minister Laurel Broten will announce important changes to Ontario's Drive Clean program. DATE: Friday, November 18, 2005 TIME: 10.30 a.m. LOCATION: Central Technical School 275 Bathurst Street (at Harbord) Room 150 (auto shop - ground