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Detective says metal rod found in garbage at Edmonton hotel where Cindy Gladue died
EDMONTON - A detective has told a jury that Edmonton police found a metal rod in the garbage collected at the city hotel where Cindy Gladue's body was found in June 2011. Det. Nancy Ho has testified a...
Jan 12, 2021

Former Saskatchewan Hospital demolition process begins
The former Saskatchewan Hospital demolition process has now started.The City of North Battleford announced roads are closed from Battleford Road to Hereford Street while the work is underway.The work ...
Jan 12, 2021

Diamonds recovered from tenth and final trench at Fort à la Corne
Diamonds have now been recovered from bulk sampling of all 10 of the huge trenches excavated by Rio Tinto in 2019 at the Fort la Corne exploration site 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert, but it's no...
Jan 12, 2021

P.A. schools set to re-open Monday as more face shields come onstream
Schools in Prince Albert are set to resume in-class learning from Monday after the precautionary extended break taken before and after the Christmas holidays.And while there are no plans to change the...
Jan 12, 2021

US to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK - Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expand...
Jan 12, 2021

Old town landfill closure process on track
Battleford's old landfill remains on track in the decommission process.Results from a slope stability analysis that was carried out on the old land, was presented to council Monday evening. The report...
Jan 12, 2021

Unseasonal temperatures in La Ronge to continue for another week: Environment Canada
Above-average temperatures are expected to continue in La Ronge for at least another week or longer. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, who said above-...
Jan 12, 2021

Saskatchewan leads Canada in export growth
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the province's exports have increased despite challenges presented by COVID-19.Throughout 2020, Canada's exports suffered a 13 per cent decline while Saskatche...
Jan 12, 2021

Council discusses proposed $6 million landfill expansion
An estimated $6 million expansion is needed at Prince Albert's landfill, but some councillors have questions about whether P.A. residents are shouldering too much of the cost.The enlargement will see ...
Jan 12, 2021

Nunavut officials urge residents to get COVID vaccine, about 400 shots given so far
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut officials are urging residents to get immunized against COVID-19 as the vaccine starts to roll out across the territory. Chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, ...
Jan 12, 2021