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Region has growing network of EV charging options
The price of gas at the pumps is high and the federal government is looking to push vehicles into zero-emission status by 2035, so at least one local dealership is seeing a change in car buying. Peopl...
Apr 19, 2022

Two men arrested, firearms seized in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP arrested two men on multiple firearms charges just before Easter weekend.On Thursday, the Battlefords Gang Task Force, with support from a provincial Critical Incident Response Team, ...
Apr 19, 2022

Join the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimers
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimers will be May 29 in Prince Albert.Please see the poster for details.
Apr 19, 2022

Judge won't lower bond for school shooting suspect's parents
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A judge denied a motion Tuesday to reduce bonds for the jailed parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a fatal shooting at his high school. Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl ...
Apr 19, 2022

Autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan cop
DETROIT (AP) - Lawyers for the family of Patrick Lyoya say an independent autopsy confirms that the Black man was fatally shot in the head by a Michigan police officer. The result was released at a ne...
Apr 19, 2022

Town awards tender for cemetery expansion
The Town of Battleford is planning a new expansion project for its cemetery located off Highway 16 West. At its meeting Monday evening, council approved awarding the tender for the project to firm Wil...
Apr 19, 2022

Live Updates | British official predicts attrition war next
LONDON - British officials say the next phase of the war in Ukraine is likely to be "an attritional conflict" that could last several months. A senior U.K. national security official briefed the Cabin...
Apr 19, 2022

Rise in COVID hospitalizations, Buy American challenges : In The News for April 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 19 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 19, 2022

One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests
OTTAWA - Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. As the country grapples with its sixth wave of the...
Apr 19, 2022

'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...
Apr 19, 2022