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Raiders trade Wiesblatt's rights to Portland for three picks
The Prince Albert Raiders have traded the rights to forward Ozzy Wiesblatt to the Portland Winterhawks.In exchange, the team is getting a conditional first round draft pick in 2025 and two conditional...
Jan 10, 2023

Biden 'surprised' government records at old office
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he was "surprised' when he was informed that government records were found by his attorneys at a former office space in Washington, after the to...
Jan 10, 2023

Cardinal Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Cardinal George Pell, who was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse before his convictions were later overturned, has died in Rome at age 81. Va...
Jan 10, 2023

Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whethe...
Jan 10, 2023

Town fire chief gives update on year-end numbers
Town of Battleford Fire Chief Larry Gabruch presented the 2022 annual report for the fire department at this week's town council meeting. To help reduce the number of false alarms, the fire department...
Jan 10, 2023

Alberta premier won't commit to sovereignty act to rebut feds' 'just transition' plan
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith won't commit to using Alberta's controversial sovereignty act to rebut looming federal "just transition" legislation, which she calls an existential threat to her pro...
Jan 10, 2023

Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official
NELSON, B.C. - A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to ge...
Jan 10, 2023

Prince Albert woman raises over $20K for local daycare, sets all sights on Kilimanjaro
Before climbing one of the world's highest mountains this month, Prince Albert's Bernadette Lavoie has already accomplished a major feat.Within less than three months, she managed to raise over $22,00...
Jan 10, 2023

Canadian defensive back signs contract with NFL's Green Bay Packers
Canadian defensive back Tyrell Ford has signed a deal with the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Ford, 24, spent last season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who made the native of Niagara Falls, Ont., their fi...
Jan 10, 2023

Indigenous-owned Internet provider brings high-speed service to Sask. First Nations
It's something many people living in Saskatchewan cities take for granted: high-speed Internet service.But while high-speed browsing is easy to access in large cities, many northwestern Saskatchewan F...
Jan 10, 2023