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'Embarrassed': Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 A...
May 17, 2023

Meadow Lake group sees progress with homeless shelter plans
A Meadow Lake grassroots group is continuing to move ahead with its plans to start an emergency shelter. Meadow Lake Homeplate Shelter Coalition Corp. recently provided an update on its ongoing work t...
May 17, 2023

Prince Albert's Ferster back in game-mode as Blazers prepare for Memorial Cup
In his first two seasons in the WHL, Prince Albert's Ashton Ferster didn't get to play in the postseason.But in his third, he'll be playing about as late into the season as possible.Ferster and his Ka...
May 17, 2023

Hall Lake evacuees find refuge in Prince Albert
A partial evacuation of Hall Lake, which began Tuesday afternoon, has resulted in 233 residents leaving for Prince Albert. "We did have a concern with the fire yesterday. We had a crossover with the h...
May 17, 2023

Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen's neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl's neck to preserve a...
May 17, 2023

Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. day to day with sore right knee
TORONTO - Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's home game against the New York Yankees due to a sore right knee. He was injured while fielding a ...
May 17, 2023

Court rules Quebec man sentenced for ordering killings can apply for parole earlier
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has cut a decade from the time a man convicted of ordering a series of killings must serve before being eligible for parole. Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau was handed a l...
May 17, 2023

Cumberland College students win Newsask YBEX awards
Three northeast post-secondary students recently stole the show at the Newsask Youth Business Excellence Awards (YBEX) competition.Brayden Hodgson, Karissa Collison, and Sky Turner took home awards in...
May 17, 2023

North Stars Klimosko named CJHL Coach of the Year
Coming off a season for the ages that already included a second league championship and third SJHL Coach of the Year Award, Battlefords North Stars head coach Brayden Klimosko has now been named the 2...
May 17, 2023

Man City beats Real Madrid 4-0 to advance to Champions League final
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Bernardo Silva scored twice as Manchester City advanced to the Champions League final with a 4-0 win against Real Madrid on Wednesday. City will play Inter Milan in Istanbul...
May 17, 2023