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City turned down for SCAN satellite office
The City of North Battleford was turned down by the province for its request to have a Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) satellite office established in the Battlefords. The city aimed to br...
Jan 12, 2023
Rural refuge losing appeal after two break-ins
When nurse Randi Walker bought an acreage in the Debden area at the start of the pandemic, she was looking for a place to recharge from the mentally exhausting workdays during a global health scare. T...
Jan 12, 2023
Officer testifies in case of New York couple kidnapped and smuggled into Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec police officer told a trial today that a couple from Upstate New York were kidnapped and smuggled into Quebec in 2020 because of a drug deal involving their grandson. Investigator ...
Jan 12, 2023
B.C. creates $500 million fund to buy old rental buildings and protect tenants
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it will save rental homes and protect tenants from "housing speculators and profiteers" with the creation of a half-a-billion-dollar Rental Protect...
Jan 12, 2023
Radar shows 2,000 areas of interest at former residential school site in Saskatchewan
STAR BLANKET CREE NATION - The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest at the site of one of the longest-running residen...
Jan 12, 2023
Radar shows 2,000 areas of interest at Saskatchewan residential school
The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country...
Jan 12, 2023
SaskTel gives back to local charities and non-profits via TelCare program
SaskTel announced on Thursday that in 2022, they donated nearly $200,000 to nearly 50 different charitable and non-profit organizations across the province as a part of their TelCare program. In a rel...
Jan 12, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeal from supporters of slain Mexican activist
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project. The applicants had aske...
Jan 12, 2023
Winnipeg police charge second man with attempting to intimidate justice official
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg have charged a second person in the surveillance of a Manitoba judge. Police say Randal Jay Cameron of Calgary, who is 45, has been charged with attempting to obstruct ju...
Jan 12, 2023
Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving
MONTREAL - Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom - these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec's provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles - cannabis-infuse...
Jan 12, 2023