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'Just killed 2 ppl:' A look at events in the La Loche school shooting
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will not hear the sentencing appeal of a student who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., in 2016. The rul...
Apr 16, 2020
Police seek public's help after weekend robbery
The Prince Albert Police Service is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect following a robbery on Sunday.According to a media release, the man seen in the surveillance video photo...
Apr 16, 2020 Surveillance video photo of the suspect. (Submitted /Prince Albert Police Service)
Push to have Parliament resume stems from Canadians' frustrations, Tory MP says
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says his party's push for some kind of ongoing sitting of Parliament is born partially out of frustrations being voiced by Canadians over the federal response to COVID-19. B...
Apr 16, 2020
Culling named Raiders' Hardest Working Player
He may have only played half of a season with the Prince Albert Raiders and appeared in just 25 games, but Matthew Culling didn't stop skating in that time. Culling was presented with the Lionel Diehl...
Apr 16, 2020 Matthew Culling was named the Raiders' Hardest Working Player. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Relaxing Canada-U.S. border restrictions still a long way off: Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will be some time before Canada can seriously consider relaxing its mutual travel restrictions with the United States. Trudeau, who spoke earlie...
Apr 16, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear Saskatchewan shooter’s sentencing appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting at a northern Saskatchewan school.Randan Dakota Fontaine was two weeks shy of...
Apr 16, 2020 Randan Fontaine is escorted out of his sentencing hearing in La Loche on Feb. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
'There has been a boom.' Surge in video games linked to need for connection
The bleak, stereotypical image of the lonely, socially isolated video game player is rapidly falling away. As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to find new pursuits while st...
Apr 16, 2020
Putin postpones World War II victory parade due to virus
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the postponement Thursday of a Victory Day parade marking the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II, an event planned ...
Apr 16, 2020
Police ask for public's help following alleged theft of boat motor in Mervin RM
The RCMP are asking for the public's help following an alleged theft of a boat motor. According to a media release, Turtleford RCMP received a report April 7 of an alleged stolen boat motor from a res...
Apr 16, 2020 RCMP are investigating an alleged theft of a boat motor in the RM of Mervin. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
COVID-19 Relief Fund at VIC
We are proud to support our doctors, nurses, health care professionals and administrators who are continuing the high level of care within our facility during this time of uncertainty.To help with the...
Apr 16, 2020