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Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional," but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditionin...
Mar 26, 2025
Premier Scott Moe to remove industrial carbon tax rate
Premier Scott Moe took to social media Wednesday afternoon with an announcement about the carbon tax.He said the province is getting rid of its industrial carbon tax rate, calling Saskatchewan the fir...
Mar 26, 2025
Animal abuse trial begins in N.Battleford provincial court
The horse was lying partially upright. Its hind legs were splayed open and its head and muzzle cocked and at an angle. From where the two animal protection officers, the veterinarian and property owne...
Mar 26, 2025
Three B.C. avalanche victims identified as snow sport industry veterans
The partner of a victim in Monday's avalanche that killed three snow sport veterans in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains says she tried to dig him out and revive him after arriving on the scene. Wh...
Mar 26, 2025
Ex-North Dakota lawmaker gets 10 years for going to Europe with intent to pay for sex with a minor
A once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Holmberg's attorney, Mark Friese, confir...
Mar 26, 2025
Old Man Winter not quite done with Saskatchewan as snow approaches
One last gasp of winter is heading our way. The province will see an Alberta Clipper coming through on Thursday, bringing with it significant precipitation and strong wind. Danielle Desjardins of Envi...
Mar 26, 2025
New U.S. auto tariffs to devastate sector, raise consumer costs: industry
Canadian auto industry leaders say the latest tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the prices of cars for consumers and devastate the sector. "This is nuts," said Flavio V...
Mar 26, 2025
Trump announces 25 per cent tariff on all auto imports to the U.S.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the United States on April 2.The order doesn't appear to offer carveou...
Mar 26, 2025
Battlefords dancers dazzle with top honours at Medicine Hat competition
Eleven-year-old Charlie Lehman from the Battlefords showed out at the Diamond Dance Xtreme competition in Medicine Hat, Alta. last weekend, earning a DIAMOND standing for her contemporary solo, an hon...
Mar 26, 2025
Organizers of B.C. trans history conference blame Trump, with attendance set to slump
The chair of transgender studies at the University of Victoria is worried about attendance at this year's Moving Trans History Forward conference, with expectations of a 40 per cent drop in numbers. A...
Mar 26, 2025