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Human smugglers used B.C. freight trains to move people across border, U.S. says
VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges in Seattle for their alleged role in what it calls a dangerous scheme to transport people out of British Colu...
May 28, 2024

Waterhen School burns in fire started in industrial arts shop
The Waterhen First Nation, about 40 kilometres north of Meadow Lake, looks to have lost its school in a fire on Tuesday afternoon. The First Nation said on social media that the fire started in the ro...
May 28, 2024

New fire truck in the works for NBFD
A new pump truck is coming to North Battleford Fire Department. During the City Council's Monday night meeting, Lindsay Holm, fire chief said the joint tender process with the City of Swift Current, a...
May 28, 2024

James Smith Wellness Centre operational plans complete
The community of James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) has made yet another big step towards the construction of its new Wellness Centre.After the culmination of two years of work, the James Smith Wellness P...
May 28, 2024

'Too much opposition': Essential services for homeless ends June 30
"I'm really disappointed. I'm really disappointed with the town for what they did." Those are the words of Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich, who announced its program Scatte...
May 28, 2024

Major projects highlight Nipawin council meeting
The Town of Nipawin is in the early stages of developing an Official Community Plan. The town budgeted $80,000 for the new plan to begin this year, and council approved entering into a service agreeme...
May 28, 2024

Police investigating death at apartment on River Street
Prince Albert police are investigating after a 54-year-old man was found deceased at an apartment on River Street. PAPS said they were called to the multi-unit building in the 300 Block of River Stree...
May 28, 2024

Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for th...
May 28, 2024

'Software glitch' blamed for early tax payment
For some Prince Albert city residents, the tax man arrived almost a week ahead of schedule.For those who subscribe to the automatic payment method, their June amount was withdrawn from their bank acco...
May 28, 2024

P.E.I. kiteboarder 'lucky to be alive' after shark attack in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES - A professional kiteboarder from P.E.I. says he has been seriously injured in a shark attack that occurred while he was snorkelling in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. In an Ins...
May 28, 2024