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Police chief says recent violent crimes 'not random'
Prince Albert's Chief of Police is trying to calm the public's nerves following a series of violent crimes in the community. Chief Jonathan Bergen said six homicides this year have resulted in the dea...
Oct 08, 2020
R.M. council feud spills over to election
For the second time in nine months, Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert Councillor Wayne Acorn has been removed from an R.M. council meeting and is now pledging to raise his issues during his c...
Oct 08, 2020
Mali: 2 hostages freed by extremists on plane to capital
BAMAKO, Mali - Malis's presidency confirmed Thursday that prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin are aboard a flight to the capital, Bamako, after being freed...
Oct 08, 2020
Third columbarium installed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Residents in Melfort and area with cremated loved ones will have more room to mourn and remember.A new, 72-niche columbarium was installed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery by the City of Melfort and Fedusia...
Oct 08, 2020
NHL teams, players primed for uncertain free-agency period amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a long list of unknowns and worries across society. Questions thought unimaginable just seven months ago - about health, jobs and the economy - are now being asked on...
Oct 08, 2020
Miller to discuss racism in health care with Indigenous leaders as COVID cases rise
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systematic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave o...
Oct 08, 2020
Prominent GOP fundraiser charged in covert lobbying effort
WASHINGTON - Elliott Broidy, a fundraiser for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, has been charged in an illicit lobbying campaign aimed at getting the Trump administration to drop an inv...
Oct 08, 2020
Transport Minister unveils new safety measures after fatal railway yard accident
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out new measures to tighten rail safety following an investigation into a fatal 2017 incident at a Saskatchewan railway yard. Transport Minister Marc Garneau...
Oct 08, 2020
Finnish forward Jesse Puljujarvi ready for his second stint with Edmonton Oilers
Jesse Puljujarvi returns to the Edmonton Oilers a more confident player, and thus more confident he can be a regular in the lineup. The fourth overall pick in the 2016 entry draft by the Oilers did no...
Oct 08, 2020
Sherbrooke Phoenix become second QMJHL team to face COVID-19 outbreak
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has a team dealing with multiple positive COVID-19 tests for the second-time this week. The Sherbrooke Phoenix announced Thursday that eight mem...
Oct 08, 2020