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Shellbrook robbery leads to high-speed chase going to Debden
An armed robbery of a pickup truck in Shellbrook led to RCMP officers chasing the thieves and stolen vehicle down Highway 55 before capturing one of the two occupants in Debden. The initial report wen...
Jun 23, 2023

Inquest announced into death of woman transported to hospital by Battlefords RCMP
A coroner's inquest has been announced into the death of a woman who was taken to hospital by Battlefords RCMP in 2021.Jilissa Nighttraveller (Napachit), 30, was found unresponsive in a bathroom at th...
Jun 23, 2023

More housing needed if population to grow in Prince Albert
An expansion to the hospital, a brand new district springing up in the south end of the city, and new businesses on the way including hotels and restaurants means the population of Prince Albert will ...
Jun 23, 2023

Northern Sask. students among 100 trade scholarship winners
Roughly 100 apprentice and trade scholarships are being given to Saskatchewan students including several from north central and northern Saskatchewan.The scholarships are awarded annually to graduatin...
Jun 23, 2023

Scrutiny rises on Titan sub's unconventional design after deep water disaster
BOSTON (AP) - The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional des...
Jun 23, 2023

A dip in inflation may not be enough to stop the BoC from raising rates next month
Forecasters are expecting the Bank of Canada to move ahead with another interest rate hike in July, even as they expect the annual inflation rate to slow significantly.Statistics Canada is set to rele...
Jun 23, 2023

Moncrief to make season debut, but injuries force changes to Riders’ roster
Derrick Moncrief is ready to get his 2023 season underway.The 29-year-old linebacker missed all of training camp and the first two games of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' regular-season schedule as he ...
Jun 23, 2023

Titan owner OceanGate will likely seek court protection, and soon: lawyer
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A maritime law professor at Louisiana's Tulane University says the owner of a small submersible that imploded Sunday on its way to the wreck of the Titanic will likely seek court pr...
Jun 23, 2023

Reign of world's largest hockey stick coming to an end as Duncan, B.C., holds survey
The world's largest hockey stick survived Expo '86, a move to Vancouver Island, the wrath of Canadian winters and even woodpeckers, but time is catching up with the monument to Canada's game attached ...
Jun 23, 2023

Minister's Access to Info focus is better service amid calls for legislative overhaul
OTTAWA - The federal minister responsible for the much-criticized access-to-information system says her focus is on improving service amid growing calls to go further and rewrite the transparency law....
Jun 23, 2023