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Liberals split on how leadership race should run as Trudeau moves to step aside
OTTAWA - Attention is turning quickly in Ottawa to who will replace Justin Trudeau who announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister and Liberal leader as soon as a new leader is chosen. But s...
Jan 6, 2025
Wiesblatt’s billet family happy to share in his ‘special story’ as he makes NHL debut
It's been a few years since he played in 'Hockey Town North' but Ozzy Wiesblatt is still a Prince Albert Raiders fan favorite. The winger recently made his NHL debut in his hometown of Calgary, Alta. ...
Jan 6, 2025
Rosthern RCMP searching for 68-year-old man
Noting Kirk Brayford last spoke with his friends in mid-November, Rosthern RCMP say it is out of character for him to not be in contact.That's why they are asking for the public's help locating the 68...
Jan 6, 2025
Council to start budget deliberations with a draft $8 million increase in spending
The draft budget that will be presented to Prince Albert's city council starting on Wednesday includes a spending increase of $8 million more than last year. That would put the total city revenue from...
Jan 6, 2025
CBSA says it acted in 'good faith' detaining solar panels in forced labour probe
VANCOUVER - The Canada Border Services Agency says it acted lawfully and in "good faith" when it detained nearly 50 containers of solar panels belonging to a Victoria, B.C., company over concerns they...
Jan 6, 2025
Verdicts expected March 12 in criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
OTTAWA - An Ontario judge is slated to deliver verdicts March 12 in the criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich. Barber and Lich are co-accused of mischief, intimida...
Jan 6, 2025
Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with the US government in the wake of George Floyd's murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government in response to the murder of George Floyd that would require reforms within the city's polic...
Jan 6, 2025
Knife-wielding woman receives four-month sentence for attacking security guard
Nearly a month after receiving a 4.5 year sentence for manslaughter, Francine Ballantyne returned to court to resolve the remainder of her matters.On Monday, guilty pleas were entered at Prince Albert...
Jan 6, 2025
NHL player, Stanley-Cup winning coach Al MacNeil dead at 89
CALGARY - Al MacNeil, a former NHL player and Stanley Cup-winning coach, has died at age 89. The Flames said in a press release Monday that MacNeil died Sunday in Calgary. No cause of death was provid...
Jan 6, 2025
A 3-year-old boy's death in Honolulu fireworks explosion raises toll to 4
HONOLULU (AP) - A three-year-old boy died on Monday, the fourth person to succumb to injuries from a massive explosion of fireworks at a home in Honolulu on New Year's Eve, police said. The blast also...
Jan 6, 2025
