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Montreal teen terror case pushed back again as defence awaits evidence
MONTRAL - The case against a 17-year-old Montreal boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State has been postponed once again. Defence Lawyer Tiago Murias asked for ...
Sep 12, 2025
'More hope for homeless people': Meadow Lake moves to adjust shelter operation rules
A zoning change in Meadow Lake is raising hopes for people without housing, as city council takes the first step toward making shelter rules less restrictive and allowing year-round operation. "That m...
Sep 12, 2025
Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an a...
Sep 12, 2025
Boat capsizes in Congo, killing at least 86, most of them students
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A motorized boat capsized in northwestern Congo's Equateur Province, killing at least 86 people, state media reported Friday. The state news agency reported that the accident oc...
Sep 12, 2025
Melfort Food Bank receives $10,000 from 100 Women Who Care Melfort
It has been a big week for the Melfort Food Bank. The organization was the recipient of the quarterly 100 Women Who Care donation at a meeting on Monday. The Food Bank was selected to receive the $10,...
Sep 12, 2025
New hotel development permit in front of city council on Monday
Developers have submitted a permit application for a six-story hotel that would be built in The Yard.Last year, then-mayor Greg Dionne revealed that the new hotel would be a Marriott. The permit for d...
Sep 12, 2025
Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., which is co-owned by Western For...
Sep 12, 2025
Ottawa pitched extending refugee sponsor pause to late 2028 to fix backlog: records
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department suggested extending a freeze on most private refugee sponsorship applications by three more years to clear backlogs in the system, according to documents obtained b...
Sep 12, 2025
Mountie injured in crash while responding to Manitoba mass stabbing hopes for healing
WINNIPEG - A Mountie seriously injured in a highway crash while responding to a mass stabbing on a Manitoba First Nation says the tragedy will stay with her forever. Cpl. Brianne Bartmanovich, a membe...
Sep 12, 2025
CFIA says ostrich farm report backing stay of cull improperly seeks scientific ruling
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says material submitted by a British Columbia ostrich farm to support another stay of an avian flu cull order for its flock is improper, because it asks th...
Sep 12, 2025