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FedEx driver says he strangled Texas girl in van: warrant
The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her...
Dec 08, 2022
Canada to stop directly financing fossil-fuel projects abroad, with some exceptions
OTTAWA - Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad, including those owned by Canadian companies. The policy released Thursday afternoon...
Dec 08, 2022
Canadian international Koné 'grateful' to MLS team that gave him his start
MONTREAL - In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Kon was invited to CF Montreal's first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international's profile has skyrocketed, earning a ca...
Dec 08, 2022
Muenster athlete wins leadership award following performance at Canada Games
A volleyball player from Muenster is getting a national award following his performance at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.Skyler Varga is one of two athletes receiving the Roland Michener Award from the...
Dec 08, 2022
Young woman from Ile-a-la-Crosse makes strides as officer with Canadian Forces
A young woman from Ile-a-la-Crosse is continuing a successful career with the Canadian Forces after starting in an Indigenous youth program several years ago. Lt. Leah Ahenakew, 25, who is now based i...
Dec 08, 2022
Guilty plea entered in Prince Albert gun incident
A man charged after a gun was allegedly discharged at a residence in Prince Albert's West Flat has entered a guilty plea and is now awaiting sentencing.Tanner Courtney, 32, was there at the Prince Alb...
Dec 08, 2022
WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup
Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of "track blazing" a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women's doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-yea...
Dec 08, 2022
Case against shooter dropped for lack of cooperation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities dropped a 2021 bomb threat case against the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter after family members refused to cooperate, a Colorado district attorney sa...
Dec 08, 2022
Two-week report shows 41 COVID deaths in Sask.; school absenteeism at 15%
Illness kept 15 per cent of Saskatchewan students home from school in the week ending Dec. 3. According to the bi-weekly Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Thursday, scho...
Dec 08, 2022
Raiders raise over two tons of food for PA Food Bank
The Prince Albert Raiders made a pretty heavy donation on Thursday morning, donating over 2,000 lbs of food to the Prince Albert Food Bank. All the food that was donated came from the Raiders food dri...
Dec 08, 2022