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Vehicle thefts, assaults and shoplifting complaints trend upward in November
Motor vehicle thefts have been an ongoing concern for Prince Albert police throughout the year, and the month of November showed no signs of the culprits slowing down.There were related 28 incidents l...
Dec 19, 2022
Righty Chris Bassitt has high expectations for Toronto Blue Jays
Chris Bassitt's expectations for the 2023 Blue Jays are as high as those of the average Toronto fan. Bassitt and the Blue Jays announced that they had agreed to a US$63 million, three-year deal on Fri...
Dec 19, 2022
New nature deal needs co-operation between Ottawa, provinces, First Nations: experts
Now that the world has come together for a new deal to protect what's left of the planet's biodiversity, observers say Canada's various layers of government will have to do the same. Ottawa can make t...
Dec 19, 2022
Ottawa hasn't been upfront in past about China risks for businesses: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa has not been clear with Canadian businesses in past years about the risks of operating in China. In a discussion with the Montreal Council on ...
Dec 19, 2022
What to do if you slip and fall during the cold snap
The cold weather over the weekend kept first responders busy with responses to slips and falls.Paramedics with Parkland Ambulance responded to several calls this past weekend, many of them weather-rel...
Dec 19, 2022
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
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
