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Murder case involving former Prince Albert RCMP officer faces delays
A scheduled preliminary hearing next week for a former Prince Albert RCMP officer charged with first degree murder has been postponed five months. The simple reason provided to paNOW by Prosecutor Bil...
Dec 10, 2021
'A dream come true': Battlefords local Wuttunee drafted by WHL's Oil Kings
Dec. 9 is a date Battlefords local, Treycen Wuttunee, will have starred on the calendar for some time as one to remember fondly. As a 15-year-old standout in the AAA ranks, with his hometown Battlefor...
Dec 10, 2021
Speedskater Laurent Dubreuil shatters Canadian record at World Cup stop in Calgary
CALGARY - Laurent Dubreuil didn't just break Jeremy Wotherspoon's Canadian record, he shattered it. On the opening day of the ISU World Cup speedskating event at Calgary's Olympic Oval, Dubreuil of Le...
Dec 10, 2021
Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: 'No choice but to forcefully respond' if passed
WASHINGTON - Canada is threatening a retaliatory barrage of punitive tariffs and to reverse a number of dairy-related trade concessions if the United States goes through with its controversial plan to...
Dec 10, 2021
Two arrested, firearms seized in Asquith
Saskatchewan RCMP charged two men in Asquith, SK with multiple firearms offences, following an investigation on Wednesday.Officers were searching a vehicle and residence in relation to an ongoing inve...
Dec 10, 2021
Edmonton Stingers pro basketball team set to make Champions League Americas debut
The Edmonton Stingers flew to Nicaragua on Friday with one major goal in mind - to prove Canadian pro basketball is as good as any league in the Americas not named NBA. The Stingers open the FIBA Bask...
Dec 10, 2021
Health workers say existing law against intimidation isn't strong enough: Lametti
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says a new law to single out health care workers for special protection from intimidation and threats at work is a response to a need identified by the workers ...
Dec 10, 2021
AP sources: US hostage envoy visited Venezuela this week
MIAMI (AP) - A senior U.S. diplomat quietly traveled to Venezuela this week and met with imprisoned Americans in an ongoing effort to secure release of the men the Biden administration believes are be...
Dec 10, 2021
Sixty-nine new COVID cases and one death reported today in the province
As of Dec. 10, there are 69 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 39 among unvaccinated individuals.Six new cases are located in northern zones of the province; North West (one) and North Central (five).On...
Dec 10, 2021
North Stars to host Mustangs for Friday night hockey
Two of the top teams in the SJHL will faceoff Friday night in the Battlefords, as the North Stars will look to snap a three-game skid in their return to home ice, against a Melfort Mustangs team who h...
Dec 10, 2021