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Opioid overdoses remain big problem for paramedics
With overdoses on the rise in Saskatchewan, and opioids an increasing source of them, paramedics are being called to opioid overdoses on a consistent basis. In the Prince Albert area, paramedics see o...
Aug 12, 2022
No Titans hockey in 2022-23, future uncertain
There will be no Prince Albert Titans hockey in 2022-23, and while the team may return at a later time, it's possible that this iteration of the franchise never sees the ice in Prince Albert again. Th...
Aug 12, 2022
Judge suspends two articles of Quebec's new language law regarding legal translations
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has temporarily suspended two articles of the province's new language law, saying they could prevent some English-speaking organizations from accessing justice...
Aug 12, 2022
Canadian wastewater surveillance expanding to new public health threats: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure new health threats like monkeypox and polio. Over the course of the COVID-...
Aug 12, 2022
Defendant in school lawsuit now in Prince Albert
One of the defendants in a class action lawsuit involving alleged abuse at a school in Saskatoon is now heading to a school in Prince Albert. Duff Friesen is the current principal at Regent Academy, w...
Aug 12, 2022
Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes repeat calls to St-Onge to improve toxic culture
More than 90 current and retired Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes are renewing their call for action from federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge to help clean up what they say is a toxic climate...
Aug 12, 2022
JSCN Annual Sports Day
There will be the Rita H Sanderson Chuckwagon Memorial Dash for Cash race. Prizes are $1,000, $750, and $500. Included will be championship buckles, championship jackets, and championship plaque. Also...
Aug 12, 2022
Hundreds of lightning strikes hit B.C. as severe thunderstorms roll through
Severe thunderstorms have torn through British Columbia's Interior, delivering hundreds of lightning strikes to areas already ranked at a high to extreme risk for wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service we...
Aug 12, 2022
CF Montréal looks to solidify playoff position on the road against Houston
MONTREAL - CF Montral's playoff position is far more solid entering the final third of the Major League Soccer season than it was at this point last year. The club was on the bubble of the playoff rac...
Aug 12, 2022
Quebec's Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teen, chasing hoops dream at Canada Games
Olivier Rioux landed with a size-large exclamation point on Michael Meeks' radar when the Canada Basketball coach opened a photo in his inbox seven years ago. Rioux was attending a kids basketball cam...
Aug 12, 2022
