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Sask NDP accuse gov't of hiding problems in health care
The Saskatchewan Party's Ministry of Health is responding to a leaked memo by the NDP showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been closed for weeks.Official Opp...
Jul 27, 2023
Lee Hodges has first-round lead in 3M Open, Canada's Svensson three back
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) - Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 3M Open. Two-time ...
Jul 27, 2023
N.B. Mayor: ’Crime capital of Canada label short-sighted and oversimplified dismissal of deeper issues’
The Crime Severity Index (CSI) does not accurately represent whether a community is 'safe' or 'unsafe.'That was the message from City of North Battleford Mayor David Gillan and Inspector Jesse Gilbert...
Jul 27, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign winger Vladimir Tarasenko to one-year, US$5M contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year contract worth US$5 million on Thursday. Tarasenko, 31, is a six-time 30-goal scorer in the NHL. Last season, Tarasenko had ...
Jul 27, 2023
Melfort Fire Chief competing in World Police and Fire Games
A name familiar to those in the northeast area is set to represent the earth's finest in this year's World Police and Fire Games (WPFG).Held biennially, the games are an Olympic-style competition with...
Jul 27, 2023
Subject of lockdown at James Smith Cree Nation arrested
The man who forced the lockdown of James Smith Cree Nation earlier this week has been arrested. Keenan Crawford Head was found and arrested without incident on the First Nation Thursday afternoon. On ...
Jul 27, 2023
Nipawin's 2022 crime rate highest in northeast, Melfort sees large increase
The Town of Nipawin continues to see the most crime among all major communities in the northeast.According to Statistics Canada, which released its Crime Severity Index for 2022, the community saw ove...
Jul 27, 2023
Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI receive...
Jul 27, 2023
Five homes in Northwest Territories lost in wildfire, road closed: fire agency
YELLOWKNIFE - An out-of-control wildfire in the Northwest Territories has destroyed five homes in a community about 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. Mike Westwick, who is the fire information ...
Jul 27, 2023
Davis still a Ticat after failed physical voids trade to Calgary Stampeders
Ja'Gared Davis is still a Hamilton Tiger-Cat. Hamilton dealt the veteran defensive lineman to the Calgary Stampeders on Tuesday. But the deal was voided Thursday after Davis failed his physical. That ...
Jul 27, 2023