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Legal aid lawyer Cara Hill told the court she hasn’t been able to reach Swiftwolfe by phone inside the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. She asked for an adjournment to give her time to talk to him. Crown Prosecutor Oryn Holm agreed to the adjournment until Aug. 5 saying the Crown has minimal disclosure. Swiftwolfe was arrested July 7 at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary where he is currently serving four years on weapons charges, uttering threats, assault, evading/fleeing from police, and dangerous driving. Cassandra Fox, 24, is also charged with first-degree murder in Ham’s death. She was arres...

Police in Great Yarmouth stopped several drivers for overloading their vehicles and one who jumped a red light.

Image Credit: SUBMITTED / UBCO Harm Reduction Team April 19, 2021 - 1:40 PM A community warning has been issued in Penticton after fentanyl was found in crack cocaine. The drug alert was issued yesterday, April 18, warning of a “beige chunk” being sold as crack cocaine containing fentanyl. The alert was issued by the UBC Okanagan Harm Reduction Team and remains in effect until April 24. Lauren Airth, Campus Health Specialist with the UBCO team says today, April 19, if a drug is identified as leading to adverse health effects such as an overdose, her organization put...

The charges against Swiftwolfe haven’t been proven in court. Multiple RCMP detachments worked together Dec. 5 and 6, 2020, to locate and arrest Swiftwolfe who is from Moosomin First Nation. RCMP and Moosomin First Nation had issued a public safety warning saying Swiftwolfe was armed and dangerous.  When describing him police said he has “Westside” tattooed on his face. RCMP say that when officers activated their lights and sirens in an attempt to stop Swiftwolfe, he refused to stop and fled at a high rate of speed. Police say that due to his violent nature they initiated a pursuit....

Lobstermen say NOAA’s proposed whale rule won’t work, conservationists agree  ELLSWORTH — A Feb. 24 public hearing on a proposed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rule aimed at reducing the risk of North Atlantic right whale entanglements in fishing lines raised questions of relevant data used in drafting the rule and its outcome for lobstermen and right whales.   These conversations have been going on between conservationists, lobstermen, NOAA and the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) since 2019, when NOAA held its first public meetings on how�...