Main break prompts advisory in Souris

Part of Souris is under a boil water advisory as a precaution following a water main break on Thursday that could compromise the safety of the water supply.

Appeal heard in Alberta hotel manslaughter case

EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal heard arguments Thursday that a former Ontario truck driver should be tried for a third time in the 2011 death of an Indigenous woman.

Bradley Barton, 55, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who bled to death in a bathtub at the Yellowhead Inn in Edmonton.

Peter Sankoff, one of Barton's lawyers, said the exclusion of some evidence and the question of consent should warrant a new trial.

Sankoff said Barton was unlawfully detained for an exceptionally long period of time.

Armed robbery lands artist more jail time

A local man known for his art which he created while previously incarcerated will spend more time behind bars after receiving a sentence of nearly four years on Wednesday.

Cab fares set to rise in Brandon

The cost of a cab ride in Brandon is rising — but not as high as taxi companies would like.

Health minister faces calls to resign over staff shortages

WINNIPEG — Health Minister Audrey Gordon faced repeated calls for her resignation Wednesday in the wake of a mass exodus of sexual assault nurse examiners from Manitoba’s largest hospital.

Charge laid in homicide; city council makes appointments

Charge laid in homicide

Towns fear loss of health services

Leaders in Glenboro are fretting over the possibility of a hospital closure as they await official word from government officials — and it’s a similar story in nearby Carberry.

Tories fight back in legislature

WINNIPEG — The gloves are coming off in the house as the provincial election looms on the horizon.

Saskatchewan budget projects $1B surplus

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government projected a $1-billion surplus in its budget Wednesday, with no new taxes and millions in new spending.

The budget for the coming fiscal year is fuelled by higher non-renewable resource and tax revenue, which Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said reflects “balanced management.”

Harpauer said the government is to use much of the surplus topay down debt, but there is $431 million in new health-care funding.

“When we can, I think it's very important to break down debt,” she told reporters. “It goes to good balance.”

No repairs planned for 18th Street: Province

It remains to be seen whether 18th Street will earn a top spot again this year in CAA’s annual Worst Roads campaign, as the province has no active plans to resurface the rutted thoroughfare.