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Judge finds Greg Fertuck guilty Greg Fertuck has been found guilty of First Degree Murder and indignity to human remains in the death of his estranged wife. Sask. company fined $60K for illegally importing taxidermy mounts including baboons, giraffe, hippo A Saskatchewan company has been fined $60,000 for illegally importing and possessing taxidermized animals that are considered protected wildlife, such as baboons, a giraffe and hippo. The Saskatoon driver charged in a fatal crash this week was granted bail A Saskatoon man charged in connection to a fatal crash in the Kelsey Woodlawn area was granted bail on Thursday. Northern Ontario Police seize crack cocaine destined for northwestern Ont. community A resident of Lasalle, Que., and two residents of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario have been charged after police stopped a vehicle headed north on Thursday. 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Princess Anne to visit Newfoundland for 100th anniversary of National War Memorial Princess Anne will be in Newfoundland and Labrador next month to mark the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the National War Memorial in St. John’s. Feuding Labrador Indigenous groups — one recognized, one not — celebrate court ruling A Federal Court judge has dismissed a bid by Labrador’s Innu Nation to throw out an agreement involving the NunatuKavut Community Council, but both groups claim the ruling is a win. United flight to Paris diverts to Newfoundland, passengers forced to sleep on benches and floor Border agents in Gander, N.L., were unavailable or unwilling to process passengers on a diverted flight from Washington to Paris early Monday. Stay Connected