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Just relax and have a piece of bannock
Georgette Arcand is on a mission to bring bannock to businesses, agencies, schools and any other place she can think of in Prince Albert. Arcand's goal is simple; bring togetherness and get people to ...
Apr 28, 2022

Local farmers markets hoping for good year for produce
Farmers markets in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area are getting ready to start a new season. Organizers hope the weather is more promising this summer so produce will be plentiful.Alanna Priel, wh...
Apr 28, 2022

Man charged with killing 18 in Texas convicted in 1 slaying
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was convicted Thursday in one of the cases against him after an earlier mistrial. Billy Chemirmir, 49, was found guilt...
Apr 28, 2022

Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods
OTTAWA - The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake." Hen...
Apr 28, 2022

Judge dismisses Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's bail review request
OTTAWA - An Ontario judge has dismissed Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's request to have the terms of his bail conditions revised. Randy Hillier, an Independent member of Ontario's legislature, was in cour...
Apr 28, 2022

Conservative MP Scott Aitchison becomes sixth official candidate in leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O'Toole's former job. Rural Ontario MP Scott Aitchison has been confirmed as a verified...
Apr 28, 2022

Women's rugby 7s side back competing on home soil after tumultuous year off the field
The Canadian women's rugby sevens team returns to action on home soil this weekend, almost a year to the day that coach John Tait stepped down in the wake of an independent review into a complaint fro...
Apr 28, 2022

House passes military lend-lease bill to speed Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to more quickly provide Ukraine and other Eastern Europ...
Apr 28, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Calgary man admits to terrorism charges related to Islamic State
CALGARY - A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related activities with the militant group Islamic State. RCMP arrested Hussein Borhot in July 2020 after a seven-year investigation. He was cha...
Apr 28, 2022

Charge laid in New Year's Day murder
Nearly four months after a man was attacked during a house party, Prince Albert Police have made an arrest.A 21-year-old is facing a charge of second degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Alex Whi...
Apr 28, 2022