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Stabbing assault conviction for inmate at Sask. Pen
One inmate has been convicted in Prince Albert Provincial Court for his part in the stabbing and beating of another inmate, Brandon Peeteetuce, in 2021.Judge Steven Schiefner found that Mohamud Dirie ...
Jun 29, 2023
Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing transgender residents to alter their driver's licenses and birth certificates, despite a new l...
Jun 29, 2023
B.C. staff who failed to check on two abused foster children lose jobs: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says staff members at the Children's Ministry who failed to check on two Indigenous children who were systematically abused by their foster parents have lost...
Jun 29, 2023
NHL draft: Oilers ship Kailer Yamamoto to Red Wings in salary dump
NASHVILLE - NHL teams got back to wheeling and dealing on the second day of the NHL draft. After the quietest opening round on the trade front in 16 years - there were exactly zero moves made during W...
Jun 29, 2023
Local fire departments searching for volunteers
Summer heat, dry conditions, and plenty of highway travel can make for a busy time of year for volunteer fire departments. The problem is, many of those departments are having a hard time attracting m...
Jun 29, 2023
Saskatchewan reports $1.58B surplus for ’22-23, pays down $1.5B of operating debt
Saskatchewan's finances were rosier in 2022-23 than expected.When the budget for that year was released, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the province would have an operating deficit of $463 milli...
Jun 29, 2023
Canada's Carol Zhao advances to Wimbledon main draw with win in qualifying
LONDON - Canada's Carol Zhao advanced to the Wimbledon main draw with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over American CoCo Vanderweghe in the third round of qualifying on Thursday. Zhao will be making her first-ever...
Jun 29, 2023
Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
ATLANTA (AP) - Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her "beloved aunt" died Thursday. She was 95....
Jun 29, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law
OTTAWA - Google says it will remove news links in Canada because of a new law that will force digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose online. More comi...
Jun 29, 2023
NFL suspends 3 players indefinitely, fourth gets 6 games for violating gambling policy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NFL suspended three players indefinitely Thursday for violating the league's gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of th...
Jun 29, 2023
