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Dogs owned by Iditarod vet, reality TV star kill family pet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A pack of sled dogs belonging to an Iditarod veteran and reality TV star killed a family pet in Alaska, officials said. Authorities in Wasilla are investigating the March 30 i...
Apr 13, 2022
Dogs owned by Iditarod vet, reality TV star kill family pet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A pack of sled dogs belonging to an Iditarod veteran and reality TV star killed a family pet in Alaska, officials said. Authorities in Wasilla are investigating the March 30 i...
Apr 13, 2022
Whitecaps lose Brazilian midfielder Caio Alexandre for eight weeks due to broken hand
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without Brazilian midfielder Caio Alexandre for some eight weeks due to a left hand fracture. The MLS team said the injury occurred during training Tuesday....
Apr 13, 2022
Expansion CPL team in Vancouver area to kick off play in 2023 in suburban Langley
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian Premier League's ninth franchise will kick off next spring in Langley, B.C. The league announced in November that a Vancouver-area team was next. On Wednesday, suburban La...
Apr 13, 2022
Settlement services offered to Ukrainians arriving at three airports in Canada
VANCOUVER - Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through a federal emergency program at three airports, Canada's immigration minister said Tuesday. ...
Apr 13, 2022
La Ronge 2022 budget includes $1.8 million deficit, no new taxes or fees
The Town of La Ronge has approved the 2022 capital and operating budget, which includes a nearly $1.8 million deficit to be covered by reserve funds. "For quite long time there hasn't been enough atte...
Apr 13, 2022
241 guns, 14,000 rounds of ammo turned in during firearm amnesty
More than 240 unwanted guns were turned in during the provincewide 2022 Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police gun amnesty.The amnesty, which ran from March 21 through Sunday, collected 241 unwa...
Apr 13, 2022
La Ronge council ends enhancing policing contract, crime reduction team arriving soon
La Ronge council has decided to end a major enhanced policing contract with the RCMP that was signed in October 2019."We have decided to give notice on those enhanced policing positions because, in ou...
Apr 13, 2022
Choiceland Fire happy to upgrade training for members
Newly announced training money for fire departments from SGI is welcome news to the Choiceland fire department. Fire chief Keegan Faul said his department spends significant resources on training, and...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of highly pathogenic avian flu
MONTREAL - A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities. Brome Lake Ducks says in a news release that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influe...
Apr 13, 2022