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Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
Sexual abuse case involving Battlefords band director settled
The band director of the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band (NBCK,) Michael Alstad, and the plaintiff, have settled a sexual abuse lawsuit stemming from the late 1980s and early 1990s in the State of ...
Dec 08, 2020
Kovrig, Spavor are 'inspiring' and 'robust' in Chinese prison, says Canada's envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are physically and mentally well and showing inspiring resilience as they near the end of their second year of imprisonment...
Dec 08, 2020
B.C. ministers pay tribute to Joseph Arvay, lawyer and civil rights champion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general paid tribute Tuesday to a lawyer he credited with reforming Canada's legal landscape and fighting for the rights of all Canadians throughout his lifetime...
Dec 08, 2020
City of North Battleford proposed budget deliberations include downtown safety issue
The City of North Battleford is continuing with its deliberation sessions for the proposed 2021 budget. At Monday night's meeting there was a discussion on the need to have another community safety of...
Dec 08, 2020
All P.A. high schools to move to remote learning after Christmas break
Prince Albert high school students will not return to the classroom for two weeks after Christmas break. In a joint media release, the Prince Albert Catholic School Division and the Saskatchewan River...
Dec 08, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Alberta tightens COVID restrictions; closes restaurants, casinos, gyms
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, his province relentlessly pounded by thousands of new COVID-19 cases, has reintroduced strict economic lockdown rules and banned all outdoor social gatherings....
Dec 08, 2020
AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on
NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a person with knowledge o...
Dec 08, 2020
Vehicle vandals cost Prince Albert man $4,000
For the fourth time in just over a month, Prince Albert's Albin Mathew has been forced to call the claims office and report vandalism to his vehicle. The damages and the subsequent rentals have cost t...
Dec 08, 2020
AP sources: Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge as housing chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, according to three people familiar with the decision. Fudge was first elected...
Dec 08, 2020