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Two inmates escape from Sask Penn in P.A.
Two inmates described as dangerous have escaped from a section of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.According to a media release issued Saturday afternoon, Prince Albert RCMP was informed...
Oct 05, 2019
US vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18
NEW YORK - The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there's no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Doctors say the illnesses, which first appeared ...
Oct 05, 2019
Edmonton police officer thought of his kids as he struggled with attacker
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before he was stabbed in the street told a jury Thursday that he was thinking of his children as he struggled with his attacke...
Oct 05, 2019
Buckland fire fighter featured in new calendar
The 2020 Saskatchewan Firefighters' calendar has been released and a member of the Buckland Fire Department has made the cut for the second year in a row.Forest Bihun, 26, can be seen in the month of ...
Oct 05, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Saskatchewan Firefighters)
Alberta justice minister pushes for changes after killer allowed more freedom
CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister says he'll be pushing for changes after a review board ruled a schizophrenic man who killed five young people can be eased back into the community with his do...
Oct 05, 2019
Calgary Flames extend contract of general manager Brad Treliving
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames announced a multi-year contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving just hours before the team played its season opener Thursday. The 50-year-old from Penticton, ...
Oct 05, 2019
Green Leader Elizabeth May losing respect for NDP's Singh over 'fake stories'
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May took aim at Jagmeet Singh Thursday, saying she's losing patience and respect for the New Democrat leader and accusing him of spreading false information...
Oct 05, 2019
Despite significant knee injury, Riders’ Albert Awachie never gave up
Fullback Albert Awachie has become one of the unsung contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019.That the 26-year-old even has a chance to contribute is a testament to his perseverance. A dev...
Oct 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Albert Awachie during practice. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Studio behind ‘Sesame Street’ is making an Elmo talk show
NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel... and Elmo? Sesame Workshop is developing a talk show starring the squeaky-voiced puppet, called "The Not Too Late Show with Elmo," where he wil...
Oct 05, 2019
Quebec won't appeal ruling that struck down assisted death provision
QUEBEC - The Quebec government won't appeal a court ruling last month that struck down sections of the provincial law on medically assisted dying that were deemed unconstitutional. Quebec Su...
Oct 05, 2019
