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Case adjourned for Marshall man facing child pornography charges
A man facing charges that include sexual assault and distribution of child pornography had his case adjourned in Lloydminster provincial court Thursday.Joseph Sproull, 40, of Marshall, who is in custo...
Sep 23, 2021
Premiers urge Trudeau to meet with them ASAP on health-care funding
CHILLIWACK - Canada's premiers are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with them at his earliest opportunity to discuss long-term, predictable funding for health care. Premiers from all the p...
Sep 23, 2021
Massive B.C. wildfire causes $77 million in insurance damage
VANCOUVER - A wildfire that began on Aug. 2 in British Columbia and grew to more than 833 square kilometres is now estimated to have caused $77 million in insurance damage. The cost estimate from the ...
Sep 23, 2021
Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont detained in Sardinia
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained Thursday in Sardinia, Italy, his lawyer said. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye wrote on Twitter that the ex-Catalan regional president, ...
Sep 23, 2021
North Stars name office assistant ahead of 2021-22 season
The Battlefords North Stars have announced Kennnedy Schmidt as their new game day and office assistant, ahead of the start of the 2021-22 hockey season.Kennedy, who has already been hard at work since...
Sep 23, 2021
Captaincy, Gaudreau's contract status the plot lines of Calgary Flames training camp
CALGARY - Replacing the leadership and minutes of departed captain Mark Giordano is a burning issue at Calgary Flames training camp. After eight years wearing the 'C ' and leading the team in ice time...
Sep 23, 2021
Feds to provide Red Cross, Armed Forces help as COVID-19 swamps Alberta's hospitals
EDMONTON - The federal government says it will come to Alberta's aid as the province's hospitals face an overwhelming wave of COVID-19 patients. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety and e...
Sep 23, 2021
Premiers push for more unconditional health-care funding from feds
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are pushing the newly re-elected federal government for more unconditional health-care funding as their top priority. The provincial and territorial leaders held a teleconfe...
Sep 23, 2021
Triple-A Stars to open season in Yorkton this weekend
The Battlefords Triple-A Stars will open their regular season this weekend with a back-to-back versus the Yorkton Maulers at Westland Arena in Yorkton.Puck drop Saturday will be at 2 p.m., followed by...
Sep 23, 2021
Police: 1 dead, 12 wounded in store shooting; shooter dead
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A shooting at a Tennessee grocery store left one person dead and 12 others injured Thursday afternoon, and the shooter was subsequently found dead of an apparent self-inflic...
Sep 23, 2021