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CP NewsAlert: Two 14-year-olds in Halifax charged with second-degree murder
HALIFAX - Police have charged two 14-year-olds with second-degree murder following the death this week in Halifax of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement toda...
Apr 25, 2024

City looks to allow residential use in more commercial districts
North Battleford city council is looking at having more commercial districts be able to accommodate residential use, to offer more options for housing in the community.At its meeting this week, counci...
Apr 25, 2024

North Stars’ Medernach talks commitment to NAIT Ooks
Battlefords North Stars' forward, Josh Medernach has announced his commitment to the NAIT Ooks for the fall of 2024, joining one of the top collegiate programs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Confere...
Apr 25, 2024

Kikinahk plans to utilize Waterbase Inn as homeless shelter without municipal support
Editor's Note: A statement from Kikinahk released after this article was published says the organization will no longer purchase the Waterbase Inn "because the required conditions were not met.""The K...
Apr 25, 2024
Buckland Fire called for rescue at Wahpeton bridge
One person was taken to hospital on Tuesday after a rescue near the Wahpeton Dakota Nation. Buckland Fire and Rescue said that just after 3:00 pm, they responded to a call that a person had jumped int...
Apr 25, 2024

Remembering legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole. Oh baby, what a life
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90.Cole died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his daughter, Megan Cole, told...
Apr 25, 2024

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It ...
Apr 25, 2024

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It ...
Apr 25, 2024

Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons. The top court has agreed to hear arguments about a...
Apr 25, 2024

Canada sanctions Iran defence minister, others after missile attack on Israel
OTTAWA - Canada is targeting Iran's defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country's retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month. The sanctions affect two instituti...
Apr 25, 2024