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Trans-Canada Road Trip: BOVINEBUBBLES

We have one stop to make in the province of Saskatchewan. We are going to visit BovineBubbles on a farm north east of Prince Albert. Here we will find Cara making messes, er, I mean, making soaps! She makes soaps, lotions, and other potions, as well as the best homemade jams and jellies. Cara says that her favorite Canadian band is Nickleback, and the Corb Lund Band. Her favorite Canadian personalities...

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No conviction in Wal-Mart toilet birth

PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan, June 24 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman who abandoned her newborn baby in the toilet of a Wal-Mart store was found innocent of child abandonment in Saskatchewan. After a week-long trial in Prince Albert last month, a judge Wednesday found 22-year-old April Halkett not guilty, agreeing with defense lawyers Halkett was confused and in shock when she delivered the baby boy, the...

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C'mon folks, what's the big deal?

It's not like she can't slam out plenty more... -- PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- A Saskatchewan woman who gave birth in a Wal-Mart washroom and left the newborn in a toilet has been found not guilty of abandoning the baby. She said the baby boy was blue and not moving, so she assumed he was dead and left the store. *

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Saskatchewan signs possible redevelopment of Prince Albert pulp mill

CBC reports that the Saskatchewan government has signed a letter of intent it says could lead to a redevelopment of the shelved Prince Albert pulp mill for ethanol production. The letter has been signed between the government and Iogen Energy and Domtar, Energy and Resources Ministry Bill Boyd said. Iogen is investigating the possibility of [...]

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Crown wants 2-year sentence for teenage killer

A Saskatchewan teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2007 death of an 18-year-old Prince Albert man wants to serve his time in the community, although the Crown says he should get a two-year closed custody sentence.

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400 attend uranium meetings in Prince Albert, Sask.

Big crowds continue to show up for the Saskatchewan government's uranium development meetings, with many expressing reservations about going ahead with nuclear power at the recent stop in Prince Albert.

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Prince Albert, Sask., judge finds 2 inmates guilty of murder

Two men have been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a fellow inmate at Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert, Sask.

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Iogen selects site in Saskatchewan for commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol project

In Canada, the provincial government signed an agreement to develop the province’s first cellulosic ethanol plant at a former pulp mill at Prince Albert owned by Domtar. Iogen will operate the plant, which will be a commercial-scale expansion of its wheat straw ethanol demonstration plant in Ontario. The Canadian government has pledged up to 40 percent [...]

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Domtar receives interest in their idled sawmill and pulp mill in Saskatchewan

The Domtar sawmill in Big River , Saskatchewan has been closed since 2006 when the Prince Albert pulp and paper mill closed. Now there is a glimmer of hope that the sawmill may get a new owner. EACOM Timber Corp. of Vancouver, has signed a deal with Domtar giving EACOM the option to purchase the mill over the next 180 days. EACOM president Rick Doman sounded an optimistic note that the deal would...

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Agreement signed on possible redevelopment of Prince Albert pulp mill

The Saskatchewan government has signed a letter of intent it says could lead to a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the mothballed Prince Albert pulp mill for ethanol production - but it could also mean costs for taxpayers.

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Photo finishing

A couple of followup notes on the Dwain Lingenfelter photo story from last night. First, the Lingenfelter campaign's response may raise more questions than it answers: A First Nations chief is upset that his picture has appeared on the online social network Facebook as a supporter of Saskatchewan NDP leadership candidate Dwain Lingenfelter. Wally Burns, chief of the James Smith Cree Nation, told CBC...

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Birth in Walmart, Bitch Never Knew She Was Pregnant

The woman at the centre of a child abandonment case in Prince Albert, Sask., told RCMP she did not realize she was pregnant, according to court evidence heard Tuesday. April Halkett, 22, is accused of giving birth in a washroom in a Walmart store in the northern Saskatchewan city in May 2007 and abandoning the baby in a toilet bowl.

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Trial Of Young Mother Who Gave Birth And Abandoned Baby In Walmart Toilet Begins

The trial of a woman who gave birth and abandoned her baby in a Walmart toilet in Canada begins this week. April Halkett, 21, is charged with child abandonment in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She has been accused of leaving her newborn boy after she gave birth at the outlet Stores bathroom in May, 2007. The child was [...]

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Trial Begins for Woman Charged With Abandoning Baby in Wal-Mart Toilet

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- A trial begins Monday for a Saskatchewan woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a toilet in a Wal-Mart store. April Dawn Halkett allegedly gave birth two years ago in the washroom of the department...

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Star Diamond Project in Canada and Heavy Equipment for Sale

The Star Diamond Project is situated 60km east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, which is the main supply centre for Northern Saskatchewan, encircling the Star Kimberlite area. Star Kimberlite is located at a burned portion of the Fort a La Corne forest. For mining and heavy equipment for sale , visit our Website: MSloane Consulting . Star Kimberlite is among the largest diamond bearing kimberlites worldwide,...