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Jury selection no longer required for Starblanket murder case
A man facing a charge of second-degree murder has re-elected to be tried by judge alone.Silas Starblanket was originally scheduled to be tried by a jury last month, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, a...
May 05, 2021

What'sHappeningNOW May 5, 2021
Reporter Alison Sandstrom talks about the City of P.A. hiring an independent engineer to examine the City's cracked buses.
May 05, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner doing first sit-down interview of campaign
LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner's candidacy for California governor is about to go from virtual to reality. The Republican who calls herself a "compassionate disrupter" sits down for her first in-person ...
May 05, 2021

Vaccine age to drop to 35+, 196 new cases reported in the province
Starting Thursday, May 6, the eligibility of the provincial age-based immunization program will expand to include age 35+. It remains 18+ for the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. This ap...
May 05, 2021

MPs vote against Tories' call to fire Trudeau's chief of staff over Vance complaint
OTTAWA - Opposition parties rejected a call from Conservatives for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief of staff over the handling of a complaint against Canada's former top soldier. The To...
May 05, 2021

Handing over the reins: local woman steps behind the big chair
A barber with a 57 year history in Prince Albert's downtown has found someone to carry on his legacy. Cliff Scott told paNOW it feels great to be handing over the keys to Ken's Barber and Beauty Shop ...
May 05, 2021

B.C. gives $2M to Japanese Canadian seniors as step toward righting internment wrongs
VICTORIA - British Columbia is offering tangible recognition of the historical wrongs caused by the province when it helped to intern thousands of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. The p...
May 05, 2021

'Like a flash fire:' Rabbit owners warned about outbreak of deadly disease in Alberta
CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...
May 05, 2021

Regis Labeaume, longtime Quebec City mayor, won't seek re-election in November
Quebec City's longtime mayor says he's quitting politics and won't seek re-election in November. Regis Labeaume made the announcement today at a news conference in the provincial capital. Labeaume, 65...
May 05, 2021

Right-wing think-tank ordered to pay man hurt at rally $2.4M
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge has ordered a right-wing think-tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to an Ohio man severely injured during a white supremacist and neo-Naz...
May 05, 2021