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A bilateral data-sharing deal with U.S. better than status quo, says privacy watchdog
WASHINGTON - Canada's privacy watchdog is cautiously optimistic about the prospect of a bilateral deal with the United States to streamline cross-border access to data in criminal investigations. The ...
Mar 25, 2022
Cut it out: Ban on pruning elm trees set to take effect
It's nearly time for those with elm trees on their properties to put away the pruning shears.The Saskatchewan government says the annual ban on pruning elm trees in the province starts next Friday and...
Mar 25, 2022
WHO rejects Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine from Medicago, with ties to big tobacco
OTTAWA - The World Health Organization has rejected Medicago's made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine, restricting the federal government's ability to donate those doses to countries in need. The federal gov...
Mar 25, 2022
Another arrest made in machete assault in P.A.
Prince Albert police say another person has been arrested after a man was attacked with a machete earlier this week.Around midnight on Monday, a 53-year-old man was taken to hospital after he was alle...
Mar 25, 2022
N.S. fisherman trapped by Russian shelling as he attempts to ferry refugees to safety
HALIFAX - A Canadian lobster fisherman attempting to drive Ukrainian war refugees to safety says the Russian shelling of Chernihiv has trapped him in the city for three days as food and water supplies...
Mar 25, 2022
Quebec justice minister seeks answers on criminal trial that occurred with 'no trace'
MONTREAL - Quebec's justice minister says he's looking into a criminal trial in the province involving a police informant that took place entirely in secret and was kept off the official court docket....
Mar 25, 2022
P.A. Ski League comes back from Table Mountain with tons of medals
Five Prince Albert Ski League athletes came back from the Battlefords with medals last weekend at the Flatlanders' Freestyle Club Competition. Duncan Dettellieux won two medals in the U10 division, go...
Mar 25, 2022
Fire in Saudi city ahead of F1 race; Houthis claim attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A raging fire erupted Friday at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of an F1 race there, according to witnesses and video footage, with Yemen's Houthis re...
Mar 25, 2022
Be safe in Prince Albert National Park as the season changes from winter to spring!
During this time, weather can change abruptly in the park. Overall warming temperatures can create icy road conditions, variable lake ice thickness and increase human-wildlife encounters. Fully prepar...
Mar 25, 2022
Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees
RZESZOW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden visited U.S. troops stationed near Poland's border with Ukraine on Friday and was getting a first hand look at the growing humanitarian response to the milli...
Mar 25, 2022