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Court proceedings
Verdict reserved in Prince Albert manslaughter case
Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details that may be sensitive for some readers.The fate of a former Prince Albert delivery driver charged with manslaughter now rests in the hand of a King's Bench Justice.Rajdeepsinh Bihola's trial wrapped up on Friday and Justice Meschisnick reserved his verdict to ...
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Holistic healing
Holistic treatment facility opens in Wahpeton
The Yuasni Treatment Centre is open on the Wahpeton Dakota Nation north of Prince Albert with a goal of treating the whole person. Representatives from Indigenous Services Canada, the Prince Albert Grand Council and the Wahpeton gathered in the facility to mark the start of something new. "The act of colonization ...
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no information too small for anonymous tips
Prince Albert has low use of Crime Stoppers: police chief
Anonymous tips can often be the difference in a crime going unsolved or the police finding their potential culprit, but the frequency of tips in Prince Albert is low compared to other cities of similar size. The Prince Albert Police Service and Crime Stoppers in Prince Albert are asking the public to start using the an...
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Assault in Red Wing
Man in custody after serious assault in Red Wing
A 40-year man from Christopher Lake is in jail after a serious assault was reported in Red Wing on September 29. Prince Albert RCMP were called to a home in the community just north of Prince Albert at 8:15 pm. There, they found a man with serious injuries and EMS took him to hospital. The investigation showed that a f...
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Saskatchewan

sask votes
'This is unbelievable' : Sask NDP and supporters share healthcare woes
Battlefords resident Amanda Singh struggles with a disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in her lungs, heart and spine. In the early days of her illness, she would have to wait at the hospital for three hours before she was seen by a doctor."A few years later the wait grew to about six hours and now it ...
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Taxes and homes
Moe promises increased first home tax credit, return of home reno credit
A re-elected Saskatchewan Party government will make life more affordable for homeowners by introducing a permanent Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit and increasing the Saskatchewan First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit. That was the latest campaign commitment announced by party leader Scott Moe on Friday."The co...
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Economy
NDP lays out fiscal plan; Sask Party calls it dishonest
With a detailed fiscal plan in hand, the Sask. NDP's Leader Carla Beck said the transparency represented by her party's plan for the 2024 election is novel."I get it, people in this province are cynical, they are reluctant to believe the things that are said during a campaign looking at the Sask. Party's record of...
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Orange shirt day incident
Sask. had highest number of residential schools in Canada, but NDTR not recognized; Chiefs
Saskatchewan is standing on the wrong side of history. That was the message delivered by several First Nation Chiefs Friday at a press conference hosted by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) addressing a recent incident at the courthouse in Meadow Lake. Two First Nation employees who wore 'Every Child Matters' orang...
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Healthcare
'It's terrifying': Health-care workers sound alarm at Legislative Building
Many nurses are fed up with how health care is treated in Saskatchewan.Hundreds of nurses were joined by other health-care workers and members of the public at a rally outside the Legislative Building in Regina on Thursday.Stephanie Fehr, a registered nurse who previously worked in the ER at St Paul's Hospital in Saska...
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Election issues
Alzheimer's Society reaches out to provincial election candidates
New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to get the attention of the provincial candidates. CEO Kaleta Strain told paNOW there's a need for improved timely diagnosis...
Oct 03, 2024
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Canada

Sod-turning ceremony to be held at site of Humboldt Broncos bus crash
A sod-turning ceremony is set to be held Saturday morning at the site of the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan. A committee comprising the players' families, board members with the junior hockey team, city councillors and others says it is ready to move ahead with the first phase of building a permanent...
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Alberta threatens new legal action over Ottawa's revised environmental assessment act
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is threatening another legal challenge against Ottawa's environmental assessment law, a move federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is dismissing as a political stunt. The federal Impact Assessment Act was enacted in 2019, but a Supreme Court of Canada ruling last year ...
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Three Montreal subway stations closed for days or weeks for emergency repairs
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to increase its investment in public transit after three Montreal subway stations were forced to close suddenly on Thursday night for emergency repairs on a degraded beam. Montreal's public transit authority says the Fabre, d'Iberville and Saint-Michel stations will be sh...
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Police boosting presence in Montreal ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary of Israel-Hamas war
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they are increasing their presence across the city ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 start of the Israel-Hamas war. Deputy Chief Vincent Richer told reporters that police have been in contact with the city's Jewish and Arab-Muslim communities and will focus much of their att...
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Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister
WINNIPEG - The federal government says it's making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing. The federal and Manitoba governments have been working on a Red Dress Alert system. It would be similar to Amber Alerts, which are used when a chil...
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First Nations leaders say Saskatchewan court workers sent home for orange shirts
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - Indigenous leaders say two staff at a Saskatchewan courthouse were told to go home and take off the orange shirts they wore for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council is demanding an investigation. Richard Derocher, a vice-chief with the council, says the two ...
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Agriculture

World News

Biden says he doesn't know whether Israel is holding up peace deal to influence 2024 US election
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, and said he didn't know whether the Israeli leader was holding up a peace deal in order to influence the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. "No administration has helped Israel more than I have,"...
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Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. The justices said they will review a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission exceeded its authority under federal ...
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Iran's foreign minister vows harsh retaliation if Israel strikes Iran in response to missile barrage
BEIRUT (AP) - Iran's foreign minister warned Israel on Friday that if it carries out an attack on Iran, Tehran will retaliate in a harsh way. Abbas Araghchi was in Beirut for meetings with Lebanese officials. His visit came three days after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series of rapi...
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Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 14 people
KISELJAK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country. Rescue services in the south of the country reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to ass...
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EU's top court says some FIFA rules on international transfers are contrary to the bloc's law
The European Union's top court said Friday that some FIFA rules on player transfers are contrary to European Union legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement, in a ruling that will likely lead to a shakeup of the soccer market's regulations and change the sport's economy. The court's ruling came after ...
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Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan
RIPON, Wisc. (AP) - Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump's fiercest Republican antagonists, rallied with Kamala Harris on Thursday at the site in Wisconsin where the modern Republican Party was born, as the Democratic vice president aimed to win over moderate voters and rattle the former president. The daughter of former Re...
Oct 03, 2024
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