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Critics warn federal government's proposed bail reform, fails to address real problems
A Saskatchewan legal aid lawyer says the federal government's proposed bail reform is a knee-jerk reaction that fails to address the real underlying problems related to why people are re-offending whi...
May 17, 2023
24 wildfires active around Saskatchewan: Public safety agency
Saskatchewan has already experienced twice its normal number of wildfires for this time of year.So far in 2023, 169 wildfires have burned around the province.As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the Saskatchewa...
May 17, 2023
Lloydminster supporting 800 wildfire evacuees, says resources are at capacity
Hundreds of wildfire evacuees are still spending their nights in hotel rooms as they wait for any word on when they can return. During an update on Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SP...
May 17, 2023
Death toll from blinding dust storm crashes in Illinois rises to 8
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The death toll from numerous crashes on Interstate 55 that occurred amid a blinding dust storm has risen to eight, a coroner said Wednesday. Ruth Rau, 81, of Sorento, who was ...
May 17, 2023
Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait
KINNGAIT - The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet. The territory says an electrical issue at the community's water pumphouse ...
May 17, 2023
P.A. man was found with son in Thunder Bay says police
Christopher Poulin, the 28-year-old Prince Albert man who was part of an Amber Alert on Tuesday, never left Thunder Bay with his eight-year-old son.Thunder Bay Police said Wednesday that they found Po...
May 17, 2023
'Embarrassed': Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 A...
May 17, 2023
Prince Albert's Ferster back in game-mode as Blazers prepare for Memorial Cup
In his first two seasons in the WHL, Prince Albert's Ashton Ferster didn't get to play in the postseason.But in his third, he'll be playing about as late into the season as possible.Ferster and his Ka...
May 17, 2023
Hall Lake evacuees find refuge in Prince Albert
A partial evacuation of Hall Lake, which began Tuesday afternoon, has resulted in 233 residents leaving for Prince Albert. "We did have a concern with the fire yesterday. We had a crossover with the h...
May 17, 2023
Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen's neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl's neck to preserve a...
May 17, 2023
