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Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear appeal in notorious 'Surrey Six' case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear arguments about the fairness of B.C. proceedings that led to guilty findings for two men in the first-degree murders of six people. Earlier this...
Dec 02, 2021
Eriksen uses Danish training field as part of rehabilitation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Christian Eriksen has resumed training in Denmark as part of his rehabilitation after suffering a cardiac arrest at the European Championship. The 29-year-old midfielder is ...
Dec 02, 2021
US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico to next week reinstate a Trump-era border policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigra...
Dec 02, 2021
Two snowmobilers found dead near Larson Lake
Two men who did not return after venturing out on their snowmobiles have been found dead.Wollaston Lake RCMP said the two left the community on Monday to get wood in the Larson Lake area and had not r...
Dec 02, 2021
Sask Lotteries funding helps Prince Albert Sharks Swim Club plan for the future
The Prince Albert Sharks Swim Club is looking to the future with excitement as it begins to make plans for its future move to the new aquatic centre. The Sharks recently received almost $3,000 in fund...
Dec 02, 2021
Murder charge for Ohio deputy in Casey Goodson Jr. shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged Thursday with murder in an encounter that is still largely unexplained and involve...
Dec 02, 2021
Nomination process open for Samuel McLeod Business Awards
Even during the best of times, the business environment can be unpredictable. So, entrepreneurs making it through a pandemic is something worth applauding. The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Co...
Dec 02, 2021
Open more overdose prevention sites in urban and rural areas across Canada: study
VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia say the expansion of overdose prevention sites in Vancouver led to immediate behaviour changes among some drug users as they entered addiction treatment and...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. to require all inbound foreign air passengers to get COVID test the day before
WASHINGTON - By early next week, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to the United States by air will need to get a COVID-19 test no later than the day before their departure. U.S. Pre...
Dec 02, 2021
India confirms omicron variant cases, says get the shot now
NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Thursday confirmed its first cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in two people who traveled abroad, and a top medical expert urged people to get vaccinated. India's Heal...
Dec 02, 2021
