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New sentencing circle set for arsonist in Sen. Allan Bird fire
The woman who set fire and burned the Senator Allen Bird Centre to the ground in 2022 has had her sentencing circle date reset. Gina Beatty was not in Prince Albert Provincial Court on July 6, but her...
Jul 6, 2023
Construction nearly done on access road to P.A.'s Diefenbaker Bridge
Traffic will soon be flowing again through one of Prince Albert's busiest intersections.Construction has been ongoing for around a month on 12th Street West, in front of the EA Rawlinson Centre betwee...
Jul 6, 2023
Mi'kmaq lawyers from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland appointed to Senate seats
OTTAWA - Two Mi'kmaq lawyers from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have been appointed to the Senate. Paul Prosper, the former chief of Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation and a former Assembly of First ...
Jul 6, 2023
Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data
VANCOUVER - Airbnb has won a court ruling that quashes an order from British Columbia's privacy commissioner that would have identified hosts and their home addresses in Vancouver. The B.C. Supreme Co...
Jul 6, 2023
Injury-riddled Stamps get big boost against Winnipeg with return of Begelton
WINNIPEG - Adam Bighill doesn't think the scales are tipped heavily in Winnipeg's favour because the Calgary Stampeders' injured list is jam-packed. The veteran Blue Bombers linebacker expects the Sta...
Jul 6, 2023
Junior program grows at Cooke golf course as Junior Northern tournament begins
The best junior golfers in northern Saskatchewan have teed off for the 2023 Junior Northern Championships.Cooke Municipal Golf Course in Prince Albert is the host course for this event with about 20 g...
Jul 6, 2023
Tisdale man facing human trafficking charge for allegedly forcing woman to work and live in horrid conditions
RCMP have charged two men with human trafficking.Earlier this year, a woman from Bangladesh who was staying in Canada on a visitor's permit saw an advertisement for work at a restaurant in Saskatchewa...
Jul 6, 2023
Northern Sask. woman convicted of theft, assault on security guard
A Northern Saskatchewan woman is guilty of assaulting a grocery store security guard and stealing from the business.Annette Custer is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and was detained by a...
Jul 6, 2023
‘We all know someone:’ Sask. knee and hip replacement wait times worst in Canada
It's likely that you know someone waiting for a surgery in Saskatchewan.They might have to keep waiting, as the province has the worst surgical wait times in the country.According to the Canadian Inst...
Jul 6, 2023
Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility o...
Jul 6, 2023
