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Not guilty pleas entered in Mistawasis drug bust case
A Prince Albert woman, facing over 30 charges related to guns and drugs, is maintaining her innocence and opting to face trial. Faith Girourard, who was 30 at the time of her arrest earlier this month...
Jan 19, 2023
Federal government should direct RCMP to end use controversial neck hold: NDP leader
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino should push back against the RCMP continuing to use a controversial neck hold. Mendicino directed the RCMP to stop using t...
Jan 19, 2023
How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools
OTTAWA - Ground-penetrating radar is the technology behind the discoveries of what are believed to be unmarked burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools, by providing communities with ...
Jan 19, 2023
Panthers coach Maurice fined for complaining about refs after loss to Leafs
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice US$25,000 after he complained about the officiating in his team's recent 5-4 overtime loss at Toronto. The Maple Leafs had seven p...
Jan 19, 2023
Canada to repatriate six women, 13 children from Syrian detention, lawyer says
OTTAWA - The lawyer for six Canadian women and 13 children being held in Syrian camps says the federal government has agreed to help bring them home. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says a "mutually accepta...
Jan 19, 2023
Retired senator 'stunned' by reports about Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage
Retired senator Lillian Dyck says she was "stunned" to hear questions about the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose career she had recognized as barrier-breaking. Dyck,...
Jan 19, 2023
No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker. Both parties signe...
Jan 19, 2023
Supreme Court says it hasn't found abortion opinion leaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Thursday it has not determined who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues. Eight months after ...
Jan 19, 2023
Priestley's 'Offside' paints a complex portrait of former Leafs owner Harold Ballard
TORONTO - Jason Priestley wants Canadians to draw their own conclusions about Harold Ballard, the controversial former owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Priestley is the narrator and director of "Offs...
Jan 19, 2023
Île-à-la-Crosse man identified as person shot during confrontation with Prince Albert police
paNOW has learned the person shot this week during a confrontation with police in Prince Albert was a 34-year-old man from le--la-Crosse.Johnathon Gardiner's (Daigneault) funeral is scheduled for Satu...
Jan 19, 2023
