Saskatchewan

Crime
Woman, youth charged after serious assault in Lloydminster
A 38-year-old woman and a teenage boy have been charged following a violent assault in the east end of Lloydminster last week.RCMP said they were called to the scene on July 19, where they found a woman suffering from 'significant injuries.' She was taken to hospital for treatment, and her current condition is unknown....
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Fatal ATV accident
15-year-old dies in ATV rollover on Buffalo River Dene Nation
Buffalo Narrows RCMP continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding an accident that killed a 15-year-old boy from Buffalo River Dene Nation. Police received a report on Wednesday, around 1 p.m. about a rollover involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Hwy 925 in the community about 45 minutes north of Prince A...
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Hulkamania sorrow
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday.In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, po...
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Court
Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji.The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan.The Appeal Court upheld a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature requirements...
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Canada

Federal health minister non-committal on signing more pharmacare deals
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel is not committing to sign pharmacare funding deals with all provinces and territories. The first phase of the pharmacare law that was passed by the Trudeau Liberals last fall calls on Ottawa to cover the...
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Here's how key people reacted after five hockey players were acquitted of sex assault
Reaction was swift after five former junior hockey players were acquitted Thursday in a high-profile sexual assault trial that captured national attention. Here's a look at what key people had to say in the immediate aftermath of the judge's not guilt...
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A timeline of sexual assault allegations against former Hockey Canada junior players
A timeline of events that led to former Canada world junior hockey team players Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote being charged with sexual assault. Jan. 5, 2018 - Canada's world junior hockey team defeats Sweden i...
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A quick history of B.C.'s Red Chris mine where three workers are trapped underground
The eyes of many are on a northern British Columbia gold and copper mine as rescue efforts are underway to free three contractors trapped underground. This is not the first time the Red Chris mine has been in the spotlight. In its decades-long history,...
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Photo Gallery: Prime Minister Carney visits Northwest Territories
Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the town where he was born, as he travelled across the Northwest Territories. Carney spent his early childhood in Fort Smith, south of Yellowknife along the Alberta boundary, before he moved with his family to Edmonto...
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As B.C. miners await rescue, here's how other operations have played out
Rescue operations involving a remote-controlled scoop and drones are underway at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, where three miners are trapped underground. Here is a look at some previous mine rescues in Canada and around the world. S...
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