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Case adjourned for Marshall man facing child pornography charges
A man facing charges that include sexual assault and distribution of child pornography had his case adjourned in Lloydminster provincial court Thursday.Joseph Sproull, 40, of Marshall, who is in custo...
Sep 23, 2021

Meadow Lake restaurants bracing for fallout from new COVID-19 measures
In nearly one week, Saskatchewan will change the way residents conduct business and engage in activities.New public health measures that encourage people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine will change th...
Sep 23, 2021

Premiers urge Trudeau to meet with them ASAP on health-care funding
CHILLIWACK - Canada's premiers are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with them at his earliest opportunity to discuss long-term, predictable funding for health care. Premiers from all the p...
Sep 23, 2021

Massive B.C. wildfire causes $77 million in insurance damage
VANCOUVER - A wildfire that began on Aug. 2 in British Columbia and grew to more than 833 square kilometres is now estimated to have caused $77 million in insurance damage. The cost estimate from the ...
Sep 23, 2021

Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont detained in Sardinia
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained Thursday in Sardinia, Italy, his lawyer said. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye wrote on Twitter that the ex-Catalan regional president, ...
Sep 23, 2021

Prince Albert's poverty problem: is there an answer?
During Thursday's Board of Police Commissioners meeting, amidst discussion of the need to address the root causes that are driving up the city's crime rate, the executive director of the Indian Metis ...
Sep 23, 2021

North Stars name office assistant ahead of 2021-22 season
The Battlefords North Stars have announced Kennnedy Schmidt as their new game day and office assistant, ahead of the start of the 2021-22 hockey season.Kennedy, who has already been hard at work since...
Sep 23, 2021

Raider billet dad who created 'Viper' nickname glad to see new Protas bobblehead
"Viper," the now-famous nickname of former Prince Albert Raider Aliaksei Protas has taken on a life of its own.Nobody in the Raiders' dressing room called Protas anything but "Viper" when he played fo...
Sep 23, 2021

Captaincy, Gaudreau's contract status the plot lines of Calgary Flames training camp
CALGARY - Replacing the leadership and minutes of departed captain Mark Giordano is a burning issue at Calgary Flames training camp. After eight years wearing the 'C ' and leading the team in ice time...
Sep 23, 2021

Feds to provide Red Cross, Armed Forces help as COVID-19 swamps Alberta's hospitals
EDMONTON - The federal government says it will come to Alberta's aid as the province's hospitals face an overwhelming wave of COVID-19 patients. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety and e...
Sep 23, 2021