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Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal from bench
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it calls serious misconduct. The council says in a statement that following...
Dec 19, 2022
Charges laid in connection to recent shootings
A total of five people have now been charged in connection to recent shooting incidents in the BattlefordsTracy Wright, Alison Curley, Adrian Dreaver, Keagan Jackson, and Morningstar Moosomin all have...
Dec 19, 2022
P.A. & North Battleford seeing high levels of COVID in wastewater
COVID levels in Prince Albert and North Battleford are once again considered high.That's according to researchers with the University of Saskatchewan who're studying the virus through the communities'...
Dec 19, 2022
RCMP saw potential wolf-human 'conflict,' zoo declared no risk: B.C. escape documents
VANCOUVER - Internal RCMP documents show police sawpotential for human-wolf "conflict" after the animals escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in August, despite the facility announcing...
Dec 19, 2022
Advocates say complainants should be able to opt out of publication bans
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling for the federal government to update laws around publication bans to better support victims who want to come forward and tell their stories. Morrell Andrews says she fou...
Dec 19, 2022
B.C. Lions sign Canadian OL Andrew Peirson to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed offensive lineman Andrew Peirson of Kingston, Ont., to a two-year contract extension. The Gannon University product was eligible for free agency in February. The...
Dec 19, 2022
Libyan court sentences 17 former IS members to death
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan court sentenced 17 former members of the Islamic State group to death, a statement from the country's Tripoli-based top prosecutor said on Monday. The death sentences w...
Dec 19, 2022
Toronto FC bolsters backline by signing veteran free agent centre back Matt Hedges
Toronto FC has bolstered its defence by signing free agent Matt Hedges to a two-year contract. The 32-year-old spent the past 11 seasons with FC Dallas, serving as captain the last eight years. The si...
Dec 19, 2022
Empty Stocking Fund, Food Bank see lots of support
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) is enjoying plenty of donations from the community this year for the Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) project and the Food Bank. "We're distributing ...
Dec 19, 2022
Four runaway cows in Quebec caught in covert operation and returned to thankful owner
QUEBEC - An official with Quebec's farmers union says it took a covert operation and the help of fresh snow to round up four cows from a herd of cattle that have been on the loose for months in centra...
Dec 19, 2022