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Focused Goldsmith eager to return to Raiders
It's a long drive from Fort St. James, B.C., to Prince Albert. Almost 15 hours, in fact. But Terrell Goldsmith could hardly wait to load up the car and make it. The hard-hitting 17-year-old defenceman...
Aug 24, 2022
Provincial, federal governments trade letters over trespassing controversy
Canada's environment minister has sent a terse letter back in response to a terse and warning letter sent on the weekend by Saskatchewan's minister responsible for the Water Security Agency."I believe...
Aug 24, 2022
Uvalde school chief defends actions ahead of possible firing
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - An attorney for Uvlade's embattled school police leader defended the response of the Robb Elementary School massacre Wednesday in a scathing and defiant letter released just befor...
Aug 24, 2022
Four years of jail for man who killed Skylar Smith in Fond du Lac
Jacob Pacquette will spend four years in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the death of Skylar Smith in Fond du Lac two years ago. Along with the jail sentence, Pacquette was g...
Aug 24, 2022
Prince Albert Literacy Network honors longtime donor with new room
Getting kids into reading is a big part of the work the Prince Albert Literacy Network does. At a ceremony at their Gateway Mall headquarters, they revealed a room dedicated to just that. Today, the L...
Aug 24, 2022
Feds try to prevent disclosure of 'sensitive' details in turbine court case
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shield "sensitive or potentially injurious information" from disclosure during a court challenge of its decision to return a turbine repaired in Montreal t...
Aug 24, 2022
N.W.T.'s 2022 wildfire season has nearly doubled five-year average for area burned
YELLOWKNIFE - The 2022 wildfire season in the Northwest Territories is shaping up to be one of the most severe in the past five years. "We're well on our way to doubling our five-year average for area...
Aug 24, 2022
Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER - Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly...
Aug 24, 2022
CP Women’s Open showcases past, present, and future of Canadian golf
OTTAWA - Lorie Kane won't hear any kind of talk about her legacy as she plays in the CP Women's Open one last time. Kane will tee off in the national women's golf championship for the 30th and final t...
Aug 24, 2022
Utah sues Biden over move to restore 2 national monuments
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican state leaders in Utah sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the president's decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sa...
Aug 24, 2022
