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Quebec man arrested after 4-day Amber Alert now faces nine additional charges
MONTREAL - A Quebec man arrested after an Amber Alert that spanned four days is now facing nine additional charges. The 36-year-old man, who was arrested on Sept. 5 in Ste-Paule, Que., roughly 400 kil...
Oct 07, 2021

Air Ronge powerlifter set new provincial record
Years of training have paid off for Air Ronge's Tim Zelenksy, who set a new powerlifting record in Moose Jaw last weekend.He competed at the Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association's 2021 Provincial Cha...
Oct 07, 2021

Environment lobby calls out Carney's climate finance credibility
OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney's credibility as a global climate finance leader is under fire as environment lobby groups say he is allowing some of the biggest banks to use him a...
Oct 07, 2021

Melfort and District Fire Department host virtual Fire Prevention Week for second year in a row
The Melfort and District Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, to promote this year's...
Oct 07, 2021

Police investigate robbery of community hall
Maidstone RCMP are investigating an incident at Milleton Community Hall, where numerous items were taken.Sometime between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, someone entered the hall, located around 20 minutes north...
Oct 07, 2021

Wildfire evacuees growing anxious and running short on funds, said coordinator
Nearly 600 men, women and children from Shoal Lake Cree Nation are anxiously waiting in Prince Albert for confirmation they can return home. It's been seven days since a raging wildfire forced them to...
Oct 07, 2021

CPNewsAlert: Quebec police cancel Amber Alert after 2 kids, aged 3 and 1, found safe
SUTTON, Que. - Quebec provincial police are cancelling the Amber Alert they issued earlier today. They say the two young children who had allegedly been abducted have been found safe. Police said the ...
Oct 07, 2021

Melfort Fire Department responds to barn fire on Tuesday
A barn north of Melfort was lost to fire on Tuesday night.The Melfort Fire Department responded to the fire six miles outside of the city just before 6:30 p.m. When crews arrived at the scene, they fo...
Oct 07, 2021

Nadia Chaudhri, neuroscientist who shared her journey with cancer, dies at 43
MONTREAL - Nadia Chaudhri, the Montreal neuroscientist who gained a worldwide following while spending her dying months raising funds for scientists from under-represented backgrounds, has died at age...
Oct 07, 2021

NDP prepared to withhold votes in Parliament, including on the Liberal budget: Singh
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is today signalling a tougher approach to co-operation with the minority Liberal government in Parliament. The NDP leader says his caucus is prepared to "withhold votes" if Prim...
Oct 07, 2021