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Arborfield couple honoured in MADD Canada sign
A retired couple from Arborfield who were killed in 2020 after being hit by a drunk driver now has their names as a permanent marker on the highway. A sign marks the site near Aberdeen where Gord and ...
Jun 14, 2022

Hawks swap defensemen in deal with Portage
The Nipawin Hawks have brought a Saskatchewan-born player back to his home province for the last year of his junior career. The team announced on Saturday that 2003-born defenseman Ranon Joseph had be...
Jun 14, 2022

Indigenous-led bid for 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Whistler moving ahead
An Indigenous-led partnership is moving ahead with plans to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler. The group unveiled more details of their proposed bid on Tuesday, including plans t...
Jun 14, 2022

Montreal public health expands monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men
MONTREAL - Public health officials in Montreal are offering monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men. Officials told reporters today the city is the epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak i...
Jun 14, 2022

Cash, hard drive, passport hidden in home of Amanda Todd extortion suspect: officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch police officer has described finding cash, a passport and a hard drive hidden inside a stereo in the home of the man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Aman...
Jun 14, 2022

Trudeau says Canadian attendance at Russian embassy event 'absolutely unacceptable'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was "absolutely unacceptable" that any Canadian representative attended a Russia Day party at the Russian embassy in Ottawa, adding that it never should ...
Jun 14, 2022

Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran's ...
Jun 14, 2022

City may impound vehicles stunting at Art Hauser
An ongoing issue with stunting in the parking lot of the Art Hauser Centre has led the city to crack down on offenders a little harder. Mayor Greg Dionne said Monday that the next meeting of the polic...
Jun 14, 2022

Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - The fire-ravaged community of Lytton, B.C., will get $77 million from the federal government to help it rebuild a fire-resistant and energy-efficient community. Harjit Sajjan, the minis...
Jun 14, 2022

Traffic being re-routed after crash on Highway 3 West
The Buckland Fire Department is currently responding to a collision on Highway 3 West.The fire department is rerouting traffic around the crash site.Few details have emerged so far but a source has to...
Jun 14, 2022