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Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired
DALLAS - A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday. A statement from Wolfe City said Officer Shaun Lucas, 22, was fi...
Oct 08, 2020
Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired
DALLAS - A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday. A statement from Wolfe City said Officer Shaun Lucas, 22, was fi...
Oct 08, 2020
Candidate lists unveiled for Melfort, Nipawin, Tisdale, Humboldt, and Carrot River
Municipalities in Northeast Saskatchewan have released their lists of candidates for the 2020 municipal and school boards election.MelfortThe City of Melfort will see a two-horse mayoral race.Rick Lan...
Oct 08, 2020
Hickie announces economic development plan
Mayoral candidate Darryl Hickie promised new measures to attract business and industry to Prince Albert at a press conference Thursday, while also pointing a finger at the current mayor Greg Dionne. H...
Oct 08, 2020
P.A. council contender bemoans 'stifling' of voices
A contender for Ward 3 in the Prince Albert municipal election next month says things need to change on city council so other points of view are heard.Lee Atkinson, who has lived in the area for more ...
Oct 08, 2020
PBCN, LLRIB communities lockdown as coronavirus reappears in region
All Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) communities have been locked down after coronavirus cases appeared in three this week.The lockdowns were in place as of Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. and will continue until...
Oct 08, 2020
Court blocks extension of Wisconsin absentee ballot deadline
MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a decision to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots by six days in battleground Wisconsin, in a win for Republicans who have fou...
Oct 08, 2020
Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe promises more support for seniors if elected
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe was in the Battlefords today to unveil a proposal for three new initiatives to benefit seniors in the province at a total estimated cost of about $36 million per ye...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020
NDP promises to address mental health and addictions crisis; Sask. Party offers assistance to seniors
The Saskatchewan NDP's latest election promise involves tackling the mental health and addictions crisis in the province.The Saskatchewan Party, meanwhile, plans to offer more assistance to seniors.ND...
Oct 08, 2020