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Meadow Lake RCMP searching for Thrift Mission robber
Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying the person involved in a theft at a local business. On the morning of Dec. 27, a suspect broke into the Meadow Lake Thrift Mission and ...
Dec 27, 2022

Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows
OTTAWA - Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear ho...
Dec 27, 2022

World juniors: Kapanen and Kemell help Finland bounce back with 5-2 win over Slovakia
MONCTON, N.B. - Oliver Kapanen and Joakim Kemell both scored and added an assist as Finland downed Slovakia 5-2 on Tuesday at the men's world junior hockey championship. Jani Nyman also scored in Finl...
Dec 27, 2022

B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India
The cousin of one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia says the new arrival from Punjab, India, leaves behind a wife and two young children. Kalwinder Singh says 41-year-o...
Dec 27, 2022

Canada drops opener to Czechia at world juniors
It was not the start Team Canada wanted at all.The Canadian team fell to Czechia 5-2 in its IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships opener in Halifax on Monday night.The game started off on the rig...
Dec 27, 2022

Lloydminster man facing assault and murder charges in Saskatchewan
A 56 year-old man is facing a number of charges following the death of a woman he was in a relationship with, an assault of a woman and a baby and another assault in town.On Christmas Eve (Saturday), ...
Dec 27, 2022

Canadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm disruption
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says it's in need of blood and plasma donors after the winter storm disrupted donations over the holidays. Severe wind, snowfall and icy conditions that hit many parts...
Dec 27, 2022

Military police to enforce driving ban in snowy Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - State and military police are being sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo, officials said Tuesday as the region kept counting fatalities and strove to recover fr...
Dec 27, 2022

Thousands of Canadians still in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power
Utility crews in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are still working to restore electricity to thousands of customers who have been in the dark for days after last week's fierce winter storms knocked ...
Dec 27, 2022

Co-leader of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ...
Dec 27, 2022