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Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data
VANCOUVER - Airbnb has won a court ruling that quashes an order from British Columbia's privacy commissioner that would have identified hosts and their home addresses in Vancouver. The B.C. Supreme Co...
Jul 06, 2023

Melfort curling rink receives community spaces improvement grant
Red River Mutual has awarded over $150,000 to improve community spaces in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.The 10 communities are receiving the funds through Red River's community sponsorship initiative, 'Sp...
Jul 06, 2023

Injury-riddled Stamps get big boost against Winnipeg with return of Begelton
WINNIPEG - Adam Bighill doesn't think the scales are tipped heavily in Winnipeg's favour because the Calgary Stampeders' injured list is jam-packed. The veteran Blue Bombers linebacker expects the Sta...
Jul 06, 2023

Junior program grows at Cooke golf course as Junior Northern tournament begins
The best junior golfers in northern Saskatchewan have teed off for the 2023 Junior Northern Championships.Cooke Municipal Golf Course in Prince Albert is the host course for this event with about 20 g...
Jul 06, 2023

Tisdale man facing human trafficking charge for allegedly forcing woman to work and live in horrid conditions
RCMP have charged two men with human trafficking.Earlier this year, a woman from Bangladesh who was staying in Canada on a visitor's permit saw an advertisement for work at a restaurant in Saskatchewa...
Jul 06, 2023

Northern Sask. woman convicted of theft, assault on security guard
A Northern Saskatchewan woman is guilty of assaulting a grocery store security guard and stealing from the business.Annette Custer is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and was detained by a...
Jul 06, 2023

Police searching for missing woman from North Battleford
UPDATE: RCMP confirmed that Moosomin has been found.---Battlefords RCMP are asking for help as officers work to find Kyla Moosomin, a 25-year-old local woman who was reported missing on July 5. Moosom...
Jul 06, 2023

‘We all know someone:’ Sask. knee and hip replacement wait times worst in Canada
It's likely that you know someone waiting for a surgery in Saskatchewan.They might have to keep waiting, as the province has the worst surgical wait times in the country.According to the Canadian Inst...
Jul 06, 2023

Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility o...
Jul 06, 2023

Nearly 200K Montreal hydro clients without power after transmission line problem
MONTREAL - Nearly 200,000 electricity clients have lost power in Montreal after an issue with a Hydro-Qubec transmission line. The provincially owned electric utility says a protection mechanism was t...
Jul 06, 2023