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Carbon monoxide call
Everyone safe after carbon monoxide call in Nipawin
Fire crews in Nipawin responded to a carbon monoxide call late Monday night Carbon monoxide alarms were sounding at the home shortly before 11:30 p.m., and the family had evacuated the home and were waiting in the driveway when fire crews arrived. Trace amounts of carbon monoxide were detected in the attached garage, a...
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Sentencing after JSCN incident
Man sentenced after firearm incident on JSCN, multiple charges stayed
One of two people charged after a weapons incident at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) earlier this month has been sentenced for one of his original nine charges. Razi Twist, 28, had eight of nine counts against him stayed at a court appearance April 29. He was sentenced to 30 days consecutive for use of a firearm in a c...
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Citizens on Patrol meeting
Chamber in Melfort organizing Citizens on Patrol meeting
Melfort residents and business owners will once again have a chance to learn more about keeping an eye out for crime. The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) is hosting a Citizens on Patrol (COP) meeting May 6 at the Melfort Legion. This comes on the heels of a Neighbourhood Watch information meeting las...
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Increased crime
PBCN meets with Public Safety Canada to discuss safety concerns in Pelican Narrows
A meeting between Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) leaders and the Director General of Public Safety Canada was held in Pelican Narrows on Thursday to discuss some urgent safety issues in the community. The leadership of PBCN welcomed Director General Adrian Walraven to the community for the meeting, which was also ...
Apr 27, 2024
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Saskatchewan

Poilievre kicked out of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "wacko"
Testy exchanges between the prime minister and his chief opponent ended with the Opposition leader and one of his MPs being ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday - and the rest of Conservative caucus walking out of the chamber in protest.The unusually tense events saw Speaker Greg Fergus caution both Prime Minis...
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PREVENTING DOMESTIC ABUSE
Despite more funding, advocates want more done to prevent domestic violence
Earlier this week, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a funding boost to organizations dealing with interpersonal violence but is it enough to tackle a growing issue in the province? The government's investment will see $42.6 million spread over three years ($14.2 million a year) to 34 community-based service org...
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Canada Revenue Agency to audit Saskatchewan for not paying carbon levies: Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the Canada Revenue Agency plans to audit the province for not paying carbon levies on home heating.Moe says the agency has indicated it will look at Saskatchewan's books to see how much the province owes in levies that weren't paid to Ottawa.The Saskatchewan Party government...
Apr 29, 2024
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Court proceedings
Man responsible for double murder at James Smith Cree Nation, receives concurrent life sentences
A man who committed a double murder at James Smith Cree Nation, has received two concurrent life sentences and is not eligible for parole for 16 years.Shawn Moostoos, 36, appeared Monday morning at Court of King's Bench in Melfort. The case was originally scheduled for trial, however guilty pleas were instead entered t...
Apr 29, 2024
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Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'
Confused shoppers milled around the front of a London Drugs store in downtown Vancouver on Monday, some wondering aloud why they couldn't access the store to get prescriptions or buy hair dye.A metal gate was blocking them from the store at the corner of West Georgia and Granville streets, a security guard occasionally...
Apr 29, 2024
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NATURAL RESOURCES
New provincial funding to help boost Indigenous partnership in natural resource projects
The province is making a large investment to help grow Indigenous partnerships in the natural resource sector. On Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $400,000 investment in the First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence, which will help identify roadblocks faced by Indigenous peoples trying to f...
Apr 29, 2024
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: Cost to host 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver doubles, may hit $581M
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. The latest estimates put the price tag at between $483 million and $581 million, including costs for the city, the province and stadium ...
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Man charged with aggravated assault in one of two White Rock, B.C., stabbings: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia homicide investigators say a man from Surrey has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to one of two stabbings in White Rock, B.C. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 28-year-old Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth has been charged over the alleged assault of ...
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B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police
VANCOUVER - B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Loo says court documents detailing alleged bullying and harassment of Surrey Police Service members by the RCMP shouldn't be kept from the public. Loo refused to seal the material, saying allegations that are "sometimes justified and sometimes spurious," are tende...
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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1
CALGARY - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. The regulator says it has approved the last remaining "leave to open" applications submitted by Trans Mountain Corp. Approval of these applications was required before th...
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'Biological sex' sports bill is quickly quashed in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative private member's bill to classify publicly funded sports teams and events according to the "biological sex" of participants, banning transgender athletes, didn't make it out of the starting blocks. The Fairness in Women's and Girls' Sports Act was voted down at first reading, a ...
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With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protest camp at UBC digs in for long haul
VANCOUVER - Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver have brought in food, water and other supplies to prepare for what may become a protracted stay. The encampment went up Monday and now has supply tents, filled with large quantities of bottled water...
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World News

Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in Januar...
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Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson for the upstate New York seat, helped by a 2-to-1 Democratic registration advantage in the district, which includes Bu...
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Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously
LOS ANGELES (AP) - At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC campus and...
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Haiti's transitional council names new prime minister in hopes of quelling stifling violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly installed transitional presidential council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country's prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence. Belizaire replaces Michel Patric...
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Trump held in contempt of court for violating gag order in hush money case and ordered to pay $9,000
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. Prosecutors had alleged 10 violations, but New York Judge Juan M. Merc...
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The Latest | Judge finds Trump violated gag order in hush money case 9 times, fines him $9K
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's hush money trial resumes Tuesday with testimony from the third prosecution witness, Gary Farro, a banker who helped Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen open accounts. Cohen used one to buy the silence of porn performer Stormy Daniels. She alleged a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, whic...
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