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'I can only sentence her on what I know she did': stabbing case concludes with 30-month jail sentence
Calling the case "difficult", due to the unknown nature of the motive, a Prince Albert judge has sentenced Courtney Faye Dillon to 30 months in jail.The 34-year-old woman was found guilty of aggravate...
Dec 17, 2020
Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on
NEW YORK - An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition. With dancing, drinking and fancy dinners a no-go because of virus concerns, companies are getting creative ...
Dec 17, 2020
Feds ask Quebec court for third extension to deal with revamped assisted dying regime
Lawyers for the federal government are before a Quebec judge today seeking a third delay in bringing medical assistance in dying legislation in line with a ruling from the province's Superior Court. T...
Dec 17, 2020
Biden picks regulator Michael Regan for EPA administrator
President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan, who is head of North C...
Dec 17, 2020
Ontario reports new daily COVID-19 record as new measures take effect in Saskatchewan
Ontario is reporting a record for new COVID-19 cases in a day as Quebec announces plans to add vaccination sites and tougher restrictions take effect in Saskatchewan. Canada's most populous province i...
Dec 17, 2020
Police searching for missing person
Update: Police confirmed on Jan. 5, 2021, Bear had been located---Police are seeking help as members work to locate a missing person. Marla Bear, 28, is 5-3 tall and weighs 161 pounds. If you know of ...
Dec 17, 2020
Carbon tax increase to be reflected on SaskPower bills
SaskPower customers will be paying more starting Jan. 1 as a result of an increase in the federal carbon tax.The Crown corporation said Thursday it will be increasing the carbon tax amount on customer...
Dec 17, 2020
PM says he kept hoping more money, or pressure, would help meet water-advisory goal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he realized only recently that his government would not be able to make good on its long-held promise to lift all drinking-water advisories in First Nations...
Dec 17, 2020
UK extends salary support program to contain unemployment
LONDON - The British government on Thursday extended its salary support program by another month through to the end of April as it tries to keep a lid on unemployment as coronavirus restrictions slam ...
Dec 17, 2020
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis
Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis bu...
Dec 17, 2020
