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Vawn Snowmobile Rally puts 'fun' in fundraising
The second annual Vawn Community Hall Snowmobile Rally is taking place Feb. 23.Brandon Doom, a member of the Vawn Community Hall Association and organizer with the event, said the idea for the rally w...
Jan 30, 2019

P.A. locomotive set for Alberta departure
It's a local punch-line that was getting a little tired - 'things are moving as slowly as Prince Albert's locomotive 5080!.'Mind you, the old steam engine that stands neglected on the Prince Albert Ex...
Jan 30, 2019

'Joy sprang out of our grief:' Parents of misidentified Bronco describe mix-up
MELFORT, Sask. - The parents of a Humboldt Bronco hockey player misidentified after a deadly crash on a Saskatchewan highway say they weren't convinced the battered body lying in the funeral...
Jan 30, 2019

City ponders pushing snow onto sidewalks
This article was updated at 2019-01-30 22:51.The city of Prince Albert is pondering plowing snow onto neighborhood sidewalks.There is a limited amount of space left to store the unusually large amount...
Jan 30, 2019

U.S. levels 13 charges against Huawei for stealing secrets, evading sanctions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice laid out its case Monday against Canada's most famous corporate detainee, unsealing 13 criminal counts of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction agains...
Jan 30, 2019

More indigenous culture needed in schools, says teachers' union
This article was updated at 2019-01-31 03:53.The union representing Saskatchewan's teachers says the Ministry of Education needs improvement when it comes to the allocation of people and resources wit...
Jan 30, 2019

Railroad settles civil suit in 2014 death of film worker
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A railroad owner has settled a civil lawsuit by the family of a film worker killed in a 2014 train collision on its tracks in Georgia, ending the company's appeal of a $3.9 million jur...
Jan 30, 2019

McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
MONTREAL - McGill University says it need more time before deciding what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier says in a statement t...
Jan 30, 2019

McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
MONTREAL - McGill University says it need more time before deciding what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier says in a statement t...
Jan 30, 2019

HFX Wanderers sign local teenager Scott Firth to Canadian Premier League roster
HALIFAX - Teenage midfielder Scott Firth has become the first Halifax-born player to join the CPL's HFX Wanderers FC. The 17-year-old previously played locally for Suburban FC and the Nova Scotia prov...
Jan 30, 2019