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Opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl detected in Quebec City region
MONTREAL - A synthetic opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl has made its way to the Quebec City region, where public health officials reported Saturday they have detected the dangerous compound...
Feb 15, 2024
Cell service expands as Sasktel rolls out 5G in Prince Albert
Prince Albert now has two new 5G cell towers as part of a plan to improve coverage across the city. The 5G towers are located near the Exhibition Park and Carlton High School but are not the only impr...
Feb 15, 2024
Schouten wins world speedskating title in women's 3k, Canada's Weidemann second
CALGARY - Irene Schouten of the Netherlands has won the women's 3,000 metres and Canada's Isabelle Weidemann earned silver at the world single distance speedskating championship. Weidemann laid down a...
Feb 15, 2024
RCMP form national co-ordination team in response to extortion schemes
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP says it has established a national team to help co-ordinate investigations and information sharing about extortion schemes targeting South Asian businesses in B.C., Alberta and...
Feb 15, 2024
Crown asks New Brunswick judge to stay charges against Indigenous lobster fisherman
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - A judge in northern New Brunswick has granted a stay of proceedings in the trial of an Indigenous lobster fisherman who launched a constitutional challenge aimed at asserting Indig...
Feb 15, 2024
All-Star Game debut comes at right time for Raptors star Scottie Barnes
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes was so busy with the ups and downs of the Toronto Raptors' season that he never gave himself a chance to process his first-ever All-Star Game appearance. Raptors general manag...
Feb 15, 2024
NDP, labour groups want new parents to be able to access EI if they lose their job
OTTAWA - New Democrats and labour leaders are calling on Ottawa to change the employment insurance program so Canadians who take parental leave can still access unemployment benefits if they are out o...
Feb 15, 2024
Trudeau downplays Liberal divisions on Israel-Hamas war, NDP calls for firmer stance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says diverse views in his caucus are a source of strength as questions persist about Liberal discord over the government's policy on the Israel-Hamas war. Trudea...
Feb 15, 2024
Guilty pleas entered following $2,500 meth bust
A woman who was caught in Prince Albert with $2,500 worth of methamphetamine, has taken responsibility for her actions.Ilona Josie appeared by video when her case was spoken to on Wednesday at Prince ...
Feb 15, 2024
Quebec cold case murder: Defence says accused killed victim but denies premeditation
SAGUENAY, Que. - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student in 2000 has told a jury her client admits to breaking into ...
Feb 15, 2024
