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Trial date secured for trio charged after serious incident in Prince Albert area
Editor's note: a previous version of this story indicated the three accused were facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, however that charge has been stayed.--A serious incident involving alle...
Oct 24, 2023
Province asks court to prevent feds from intervening on Highway 413, Ontario Place
TORONTO - Ontario is asking the courts to stop the federal government from using the impugned Impact Assessment Act to prevent the province from moving ahead with Highway 413 and Ontario Place constru...
Oct 24, 2023
Very 'clear rules' on undercover operations, former intel unit member tells jury
OTTAWA - A former employee of an RCMP intelligence unit says members would never directly contact targets of a criminal investigation. Dan Morris told the Ontario Superior Court trial of Cameron Jay O...
Oct 24, 2023
Auger-Aliassime out of Swiss doubles after first-round loss
BASEL, Switzerland - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and American teammate Sebastian Korda were eliminated in the first round of doubles competition at the Swiss Indoors men's tennis tournament follo...
Oct 24, 2023
MPs want big tech held responsible for misinformation spread online by foreign actors
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is calling on Canada to hold tech giants accountable for publishing false or misleading information online, especially when it is spread by foreign actors. That was ...
Oct 24, 2023
Why fall's arrival hasn't shaken off the impact of B.C.'s 'exceptional' drought
Climate geoscientist Joseph Shea didn't have to go far to find evidence of what he calls "exceptional" hot and dry weather in British Columbia this year. He says he was still gathering raspberries in ...
Oct 24, 2023
Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement
A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of o...
Oct 24, 2023
Staffing issues delay opening of P.A.'s homeless shelter, hours will increase with more workers
Despite Prince Albert experiencing below-average temperatures, the city's homeless shelter still won't be open for about a week. That's because the YWCA Prince Albert, which operates Stepping Stones, ...
Oct 24, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfun...
Oct 24, 2023
Two arrested in connection with extortion case
Prince Albert RCMP and Saskatchewan RCMP West have made arrests following a shooting at Sturgeon Lake First Nation in September and a subsequent assault and extortion attempt that sent one man to hosp...
Oct 24, 2023
