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New ambulance rates in St. Walburg
Rates are changing for ambulance services in St. Walburg.Starting Sept. 1, WestMed Paramedics Inc. in the town will see rates change to $325 per call, as a result of being designated as an Advanced Li...
Jul 27, 2022

Carcillo says testimony didn't acknowledge culture of hazing, abuse in CHL
Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo is angry about the testimony of Canadian hockey officials at a parliamentary hearing looking into the handling of recent assault allegations. Carcillo filed a stateme...
Jul 27, 2022

Canada asked France extradite priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut
OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed that Canada asked France to extradite a priest who is accused of crimes against children in Nunavut. A spokesman for the Justice Department says the Publi...
Jul 27, 2022

Final suspect arrested in Megan Gallagher death
The last of four people has been arrested in the death of Megan Gallagher, who had close ties to Cumberland House. John Wayne Sanderson, 44, was arrested in James Smith Cree Nation by officers from th...
Jul 27, 2022
24-year-old man struck and killed by vehicle near Pelican Lake First Nation
The circumstances surrounding a tragic incident Monday night in northern Saskatchewan remains under investigation.A 24-year-old man who had been walking along the highway north of Pelican Lake First N...
Jul 27, 2022

The Latest on the Pope's visit to Canada
Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops t...
Jul 27, 2022

Manchin says he has health, energy, tax deal with Schumer
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an unexpected turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he had reached an expansive agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer - which had eluded them for mont...
Jul 27, 2022

MacDowall collision takes two lives, two more in hospital
A crash between two pickup trucks last evening has taken the lives of two people and hospitalized a child and another man. RMCP said a 16-year-old girl driving one pickup is dead along with the 46-yea...
Jul 27, 2022

Smart meter contract sees added cost but still within budget
The City of North Battleford approved an overage to the contract cost for its smart water meter installation project at its recent meeting, due in part to some complications related to sizing the mete...
Jul 27, 2022

Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight
MONTREAL - Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but lamented how the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jul 27, 2022