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Wilkie receives federal-provincial funds for new pool
The Town of Wilkie has been approved for funding for a new pool. The joint federal-provincial release said the main objective of the cost-share project is to build a new outdoor swimming pool, with a ...
Feb 02, 2023

Preliminary hearings set in Megan Gallagher homicide
Four of the nine people charged in connection with the death of Megan Gallagher, whose remains were found near St. Louis in September, have had their preliminary hearings set. Robert James Thomas, 27,...
Feb 02, 2023

A timeline of murder and manslaughter cases involving Canadian police
Two RCMP officers have been charged with manslaughter in the death of an Indigenous man in Prince George, B.C., while three of their fellow Mounties face attempting to obstruct justice charges. Here i...
Feb 02, 2023

US to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in latest turnaround
WASHINGTON (AP) - After months of agonizing, the U.S has agreed to send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a spring offensive to retake territory Russia captured last year, U.S. of...
Feb 02, 2023

Veteran Rebecca Johnston named to Canada's Rivalry Series final roster
CALGARY - Veteran forward Rebecca Johnston returns to the Canadian women's hockey team for the final two games of a Rivalry Series against the United States. The four-time Olympian was among 24 player...
Feb 02, 2023

Forward Jared Ulloa returns to Valour FC after spending last season in Peru
Forward Jared Ulloa is back with Valour FC after spending last season with Cusco FC in his native Peru. The 20-year-old Ulloa, who was born in Peru but holds a Canadian passport, helped Cusco earn pro...
Feb 02, 2023

LLRIB seeks nominations for appeals committee for upcoming election
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is inviting nominations for the Election Appeals Committee for the upcoming elections taking place in March 2023. Interested and eligible individuals can fill in the f...
Feb 02, 2023

COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months
OTTAWA - Canada has renewed mandatory COVID-19 testing and screening for travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macao for another two months. The government mandated pre-boarding tests for people coming...
Feb 02, 2023

Roughriders Sankey, Lanier will be listening to other CFL free-agent offers
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders Darnell Sankey and Anthony Lanier II will be among the CFL players entering the league's negotiation window this weekend. Sankey, a middle linebacker, and Lanier, a ...
Feb 02, 2023

B.C. court acquits man of stabbing his wife, finds he was in state of 'automatism'
VANCOUVER - A judge in British Columbia has acquitted a man of stabbing his partner with a kitchen knife, agreeing with defence arguments that the accused was in a drug and alcohol-induced state of "a...
Feb 02, 2023