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‘In our backyard:’ Sask. advocate says human trafficking more common than it appears
A human trafficking case in Tisdale and Elrose has left many disturbed.But a Saskatchewan advocate said that it's likely more common than most people think."I think Saskatchewan people have to become ...
Jul 07, 2023
Youth charged after tire slashing spree
Prince Albert police have confirmed two youths have been charged in connection to a rash of vandalisms in the city's east flat area.Sometime between the night of June 26 and the early morning hours of...
Jul 07, 2023
B.C. Lions look for spark after first loss of season to Toronto Argonauts
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. admits he made mistakes against the Toronto Argonauts earlier this week as the B.C. Lions lost for the first time this season. The veteran quarterback, who threw six inter...
Jul 07, 2023
Searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too complex for police: RCMP
OTTAWA - Internal emails show the former head of the RCMP believed police are not equipped to handle the complexities of searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of slain Indigenous women. T...
Jul 07, 2023
Cell phone theft was brazen, judge tells thief while convicting him
Leaning over and just taking a cell phone from behind a counter at Northern Mobile was a brazen act, Judge Harradence told Bryson Ebach, 28, Friday morning as he convicted him of theft. He also convic...
Jul 07, 2023
Whitecaps need to compete for 'entirety of the game': Sartini
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping home comforts once again provide relief after a loss on the road. Vancouver (6-6-7) was blanked 3-0 by Sporting Kansas City on July 1, their eighth road ...
Jul 07, 2023
Coroner identifies second victim in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean landslide
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office is confirming the identity of the woman killed in a landslide in the province's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region last weekend. Pascale Racine, 44, was one of two peop...
Jul 07, 2023
Feds funding new state-of-the-art biorefinery for forest sector in Carrot River
The federal government is allocating $10 million to set up a state-of-the-art biorefinery in Carrot River to help the forest sector become more efficient and reduce emissions.The funding is part of th...
Jul 07, 2023
Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River
VANCOUVER - Family members of a man shot and killed by the RCMP have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court, the day before the two-year anniversary of his death. Relatives of Jared Lowndes say in a no...
Jul 07, 2023
Dutch media report that the Dutch government has failed to agree on a new migration package
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Tense talks between the four parties that make up Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ruling coalition failed to broker a deal over ways to rein in migration, Dutch media r...
Jul 07, 2023