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'Beautiful boy' slipped between health-care cracks: father after B.C. inquest
VICTORIA - The parents of a Victoria-area teen who died of a drug overdose say they don't want other families to experience the trauma of having a child slip their caring hands. Rachel Staples and Bro...
Jun 26, 2019
Some criminal charges dropped against ex-CFL running back
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma prosecutors have dismissed felony charges against a former Canadian Football League player after a key witness failed to appear for a preliminary hearing. The Oklahoman report...
Jun 26, 2019
Information Commissioner wants answers from Village of Candle Lake
Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has given the Resort Village of Candle Lake until early next month to provide more financial details regarding a contract for janitorial work ...
Jun 26, 2019 Not smooth waters. The Information and Privacy Commissioner wants more info from the Resort Village of Candle Lake about a janitorial contract as the feud between the village administration and one of its councillors continues. (Photo 2471912 © Sandra Dragojlovic - Dreamstime.com)
Ontario woman nearly dies — twice — after snake bite in Thailand
Shalabha Kalliath's legs buckled as pain shot through her body during a walk on a beach in Thailand. When she looked down, a small snake dangled from her right big toe. She was able to slam it ag...
Jun 26, 2019
Local health authority encourages HIV testing
Thursday will mark National HIV Testing Day across Canada.However in Prince Albert one local health authority is kicking things off a day early."We know that if people engage early in testing, they kn...
Jun 26, 2019 Tara Campbell, right, executive director of Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority gets tested by HIV Coordinator Tosin Adebayo Wednesday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Lawyer: Gooding Jr.'s accuser 'troubled,' groping case bogus
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s lawyer is urging a judge to dismiss the forcible touching case that landed the actor in handcuffs two weeks ago, arguing that witnesses and security video contradict a wo...
Jun 26, 2019
Prince Harry, Meghan's home renovations cost taxpayers $3M
LONDON - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's home was renovated with 2.4 million pounds ($3.06 million) of taxpayers' money, royal accounts revealed Tuesday. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's residence ...
Jun 26, 2019
Police release more than 1,000 files from Smollett probe
Chicago police on Monday released more than 1,000 files from the investigation into Jussie Smollett's claim he was attacked by two men, including video footage that for the first time shows the "Empir...
Jun 26, 2019
'There is so much pride in the room': Wesmor Public High School celebrates graduation
Robes were donned, caps placed atop heads filled with knowledge and pride, and diplomas were handed out to the graduating class of 2019 of Wesmor Public High School (WPHS).Family, friends and staff ga...
Jun 26, 2019 From left to right, Saskatchewan Rivers Public Division Trustee Arne Lindberg, valedictorian Julianna Pitzel, and Principal Gina Sinoski(Submitted Photo/ Gina Sinoski)
Gophers raising a stir in Westview neighbourhood
A property in Prince Albert's Westview area has become a "holy ground" of sorts, and people who live in the area are digging for answers.The property owned by Prince Albert Apostolic Church has become...
Jun 26, 2019 A trio of scouts keep an eye out for intruders at 717 MacArthur Drive. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
