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Local residents take a stand against human trafficking
As a human trafficking case makes its way through the courts in southern Saskatchewan, a group of people in Prince Albert braved the cold Thursday to raise awareness about the issue.On Jan. 28, four a...
Feb 06, 2020 Representatives from Métis Nation Western Region Two were joined Thursday by a representative from the Prince Albert Police Service, as well as members from the public. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
AP source: Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell
MINNEAPOLIS - In a swap of high scorers, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D'Angelo Russell on Thursday from the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, according to a person with knowledge of the...
Feb 06, 2020
Ambulances plan for fuel restrictions at Co-op cardlocks
Ambulances are not exempt from Co-op fuel restrictions, but some are stocking up on extra gas cards for cardlock stations to make sure they don't run out in case of an emergency.Kelly Prime manages Mi...
Feb 06, 2020 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
Flames captain Mark Giordano out week-to-week with hamstring injury
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says the team "dodged a big bullet" with defenceman Mark Giordano, who will be out week-to-week with right hamstring injury. The Flames captain ...
Feb 06, 2020
Olympic berth on the line for Canadian women as they face Costa Rica in California
CARSON, Calif. - Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is throwing out the form chart as eighth-ranked Canada takes on No. 37 Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship...
Feb 06, 2020
AP source: Walmart shooting suspect faces hate crime charges
WASHINGTON - The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes, a pe...
Feb 06, 2020
Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shop
Boston's first retail pot shop and Massachusetts' first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state. The state's Canna...
Feb 06, 2020
Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue
Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses rose. The San Francisco-based te...
Feb 06, 2020
Privacy czar asks court to declare Facebook broke law governing personal info
OTTAWA - The federal privacy czar is asking a judge to declare that Facebook broke Canada's law governing how the private sector can use personal information. Privacy commissioner ...
Feb 06, 2020
B.C. father, husband wants government help for his family in Wuhan, China
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man says he's "really hurt" that the Canadian government is not doing more to get permanent residents out of the city at the centre of a new cor...
Feb 06, 2020
