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'Never seen a mess this bad': Sunwing cancellations causing headaches for local travel agent
It's been over three weeks since Christmas but Mike Bayda, the owner of Lobstick Travel in Prince Albert, has been practically working non-stop."Dec. 24, that's the last time I've gotten to spend time...
Jan 17, 2023
DOJ won't seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooter
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. The U.S. Department of Justice dis...
Jan 17, 2023
Prince Albert police chief responds to officer-involved shooting, death of man
Update: Story was updated Wednesday morning to include a statement from the Prince Albert Police Association.Prince Albert's police chief says the organization will assist independent investigators an...
Jan 17, 2023
Search uncovers 171 'plausible burials' near Ontario residential school
KENORA, Ont. - Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school have uncovered 171 "plausible burials," the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation said Tuesday, with other sit...
Jan 17, 2023
French protesters call for extradition of retired priest to Canada
LYON, FRANCE - Activists are calling on France to extradite a retired priest to Canada to face allegations that he sexually abused Inuit children in Nunavut decades ago. Nearly a dozen members of BeBr...
Jan 17, 2023
Mentally disabled woman jailed at Pine Grove just needed support: NDP
A woman with a disability that has the mental development of a six-year-old spent 36 days at Pine Grove simply needed better help from the provincial government, says the Sask. NDP party. Social Servi...
Jan 17, 2023
Premiers want Ottawa to fix the bail system, but are provinces doing enough?
OTTAWA - Premiers are calling on Ottawa to make it harder for some accused people to get bail, but some say that provinces could also do more to hold those who violate their bail conditions accountabl...
Jan 17, 2023
Canadian fighting with Ukrainian forces dies in battle: reports
Global Affairs Canada says it's aware of the death of a Canadian citizen after reports that a young medical student fighting with Ukrainian forces was killed in battle. Multiple media reports say Gryg...
Jan 17, 2023
Newborn baby is one of three killed in highway crash in B.C.'s Interior
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway crash near Castlegar in southeast B.C. on Monday. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a news release that police were called...
Jan 17, 2023
Medals for North American Indigenous Games showcase Mi'kmaq culture
MILLBROOK, N.S. - Medals to be awarded at this summer's North American Indigenous Games in Nova Scotia will showcase Mi'kmaq art, including a traditional eight-pointed star. Organizers revealed the de...
Jan 17, 2023
