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San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday after military officials said gunfire was reported near a base gate. Two gunshots were reported h...
Jun 09, 2021

Number of active COVID-19 cases drop below 1,000 for first time since November
With only 57 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 recoveries to report in the province today, active case numbers have dropped below 1,000 cases for the first time since Nov. 7, 2020.Total case numbers in th...
Jun 09, 2021

North Battleford teens missing again
Battlefords RCMP is again asking the public for assistance in locating two teenagers from North Battleford, who are missing for the second time in less than a month.Skyler Tinker and Aliya Natomagan, ...
Jun 09, 2021

Quebec names ex-journalist to help Indigenous families find answers on missing kids
QUEBEC - Former journalist Anne Panasuk says a new Quebec law will allow Indigenous families to get closure about their missing children. Panasuk, an ex-Radio-Canada journalist who reported on missing...
Jun 09, 2021

Family awarded $30,000, court rules Quebec police watchdog statement wasn't impartial
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man who died after a 2017 police intervention has been awarded $30,000 in damages after suing the province's police watchdog. Koray Kevin Celik, 28, was intoxicated a...
Jun 09, 2021

Former Canadiens captain Bob Gainey offers advice for Habs heading into semifinals
MONTREAL - While the Montreal Canadiens have had plenty of success over their rich history, playing in the final four of the NHL post-season is uncharted territory for many on the current roster. Fort...
Jun 09, 2021

Settlement reached on residential school 'day scholars' class-action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government involving hundreds of First Nations people left out of residential-school compensation. The lawsuit was ...
Jun 09, 2021

Toppers Volleyball Club presents leadership award to graduating player
The Prince Albert Toppers Volleyball Club had a reason to celebrate last night as they recognized one of their graduating players at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse.The Rebecca Georget Memorial Award is...
Jun 09, 2021

Gov't probe: Protest not broken up because of Trump photo op
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then...
Jun 09, 2021

Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...
Jun 09, 2021