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Ohio mom who left toddler alone when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, al...
Feb 22, 2024

Sts'ailes, frustrated with the feds, signs and funds its own child welfare agreement
OTTAWA - A British Columbia First Nation has taken matters into its own hands after what leaders say has been a lack of commitment from the federal government to help them take full jurisdiction over ...
Feb 22, 2024

Cameron stays alive in Scotties playoff hunt with close win over Smith
CALGARY - Manitoba's Kate Cameron scored one in the 10th end for a crucial 5-4 win over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith in Thursday's opening draw at the Canadian women's curling championship. Cameron imp...
Feb 22, 2024

Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act
Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public...
Feb 22, 2024

Town of St. Walburg hires new CAO
The Town of St. Walburg has a familiar face moving into the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) position. Christine Seguin, who is currently the assistant CAO, will take on the CAO role starting April ...
Feb 22, 2024

Woman sentenced for Sylken’s robbery, throwing meth over PACC fence
A 28-year-old woman was sentenced to time served of just over 180 days after pleading guilty to throwing meth over the Prince Albert Correctional Centre fence in 2021. Brianna Rose Bird used a slingsh...
Feb 22, 2024

Claws come out for federal minister who shared picture of lobster lunch in Asia
FREDERICTON - A photo of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay eating lobster in Malaysia during an official trip has some people seeing red. Shared Sunday on the minister's profile on the X ...
Feb 22, 2024

New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she ...
Feb 22, 2024

Quebec triple stabbing suspect not fit to stand trial for now, ordered into treatment
MONTREAL - A court-ordered psychiatric evaluation has concluded the man charged with killing two women and seriously injuring a third in a stabbing attack west of Montreal is not currently fit to stan...
Feb 22, 2024

GST, HST on carbon price could raise billions over next seven years: budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal government's carbon price could generate more than $5 billion from the federal sales tax over the next seven years, but none of that is directly earmarked for climate programs. Th...
Feb 22, 2024