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Preliminary hearing set for another accused in Moosomin homicide
Another of the individuals facing charges related to the death of Damian Moosomin two years ago is now scheduled for a preliminary hearing. Jannay Blackbird of Saulteaux First Nation is facing a charg...
Jan 21, 2022
Table Mountain to open Tubing Zone this weekend
Those in the Battlefords and area looking for some fresh air fun will be able to slip-slide down the frosty slopes this weekend, tubing at Table Mountain. The local ski and snowboard hotspot located j...
Jan 21, 2022
Precipitation expected, road conditions may turn hazardous
Communities in Saskatchewan have more snow and a cold blip in the immediate future.Flurries are expected in areas like the Battlefords and Meadow Lake late this evening, continuing into Saturday. Envi...
Jan 21, 2022
Ottawa's talks with Quebec shipyard to build much-needed icebreakers shrouded in fog
OTTAWA - Questions are swirling over yet another delay in Ottawa's nearly $100-billion plan to rebuild the fleets of Canada's navy and coast guard - only this time the delay isn't due to the stalled c...
Jan 21, 2022
Manitoba RCMP lay charges against corrections officer in death of inmate
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say they have charged a corrections officer in the death of a 45-year-old inmate at the Headingley Correctional Centre. RCMP say William Ahmo from Sagkeeng First Nation died o...
Jan 21, 2022
NDP calls on government to give emergency one-off payment to desperate seniors
OTTAWA - New Democrats want the federal government to give the most cash-strapped seniors a one-off emergency payment to help them pay for basics, including food and rent. Rachel Blaney, the NDP's spo...
Jan 21, 2022
Man pleads guilty to ammunition-related charge linked to Nova Scotia mass killer
HALIFAX - One of three people accused of supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020 has pleaded guilty to a single charge. Chris Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Nova ...
Jan 21, 2022
Prime minister calls freezing deaths of four near U.S. border mind-boggling, tragic
Canada is doing all it can to stop people from risking their lives by crossing the border illegally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was responding to the deaths of a family that tr...
Jan 21, 2022
Severe weather, hours of walking: Court documents detail deadly trek to U.S. border
EMERSON, MANITOBA - Dressed in new winter jackets, balaclavas and insulated rubber boots, a group of Indian citizens walked hours in the prairie darkness through fields of knee-deep snow hoping to get...
Jan 21, 2022
Kilde extends WCup downhill dominance with Kitzbühel win
KITZBHEL, Austria - When Aleksander Aamodt Kilde flipped through the photos on his phone Friday, just hours before one of the main World Cup downhills of the season, he got a dramatic reminder of his ...
Jan 21, 2022